ReviewBiotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts2023
Direct interspecies electron transfer mechanisms of a biochar-amended anaerobic digestion: a review.
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- Microbial fuel cell technology for clean energy production from palm oil mills effluent liquid waste.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Current Trends and Future Prospects of Biochar Use to Improve Anaerobic Digestion: An Up-to-Date Critical Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Upgrading upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors with rice straw biochar: a smart pathway for rural sanitation, bioenergy recovery& agricultural reuse.RSC advances · 2025Article
- Graphitized Biochar Derived from Agricultural Wastes Enhances Methanogenesis via Conductivity-Driven Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Harnessing spent granular activated carbon from point-of-use water treatment for anaerobic digestion enhancement: characterization and pretreatment effects.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2025Article
- Enhancing Methane Production from Lignite via Pyrite-Electrochemical Coupling and Microbial Community Restructuring.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Harnessing Engineered Microbial Consortia for Xenobiotic Bioremediation: Integrating Multi-Omics and AI for Next-Generation Wastewater Treatment.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Review
- Insight of biological transformation process in the anaerobic codigestion of kitchen waste with landfill site closure leachate.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Bio-electrosynthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate and surfactants in microbial fuel cells: a preliminary study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Biochar production under different pyrolysis temperatures with different types of agricultural wastes.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
This paper explores the mechanisms of biochar that facilitate direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) among syntrophic microorganisms leading to improved anaerobic digestion. Properties such as specific surface area (SSA), cation exchange capacity (CEC), presence of functional groups (FG), and electrical conductivity (EC) were found favorable for increased methane production, reduction of lag phase, and adsorption of inhibitors. It is revealed that these properties can be modified and are greatly affected by the synthesizing temperature, biomass types, and residence time. Additionally, suitable biochar concentration has to be observed since dosage beyond the optimal range can create inhibitions. High organic loading rate (OLR), pH shocks, quick accumulation and relatively low degradation of VFAs, and the presence of heavy metals and toxins are the major inhibitors identified. Summaries of microbial community analysis show fermentative bacteria and methanogens that are known to participate in DIET. These are Methanosaeta, Methanobacterium, Methanospirillum, and Methanosarcina for the archaeal community; whereas, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Synergistetes, Spirochetes, and Bacteroidetes are relatively for bacterial analyses. However, the number of defined cocultures promoting DIET is very limited, and there is still a large percentage of unknown bacteria that are believed to support DIET. Moreover, the instantaneous growth of participating microorganisms has to be validated throughout the process.
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