Electrical decoupling of microbial electrochemical reactions enables spontaneous H 2 evolution

Chen, Xi; Lobo, Fernanda Leite; Bian, Yanhong; Lu, Lu; Chen, Xiaowen; Tucker, Melvin P.; Wang, Yuxi; Ren, Zhiyong Jason

doi:10.1039/C9EE02571E

Electrical decoupling of microbial electrochemical reactions enables spontaneous H ₂ evolution

Journal Article · Wed Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EE02571E· OSTI ID:1576020

^[1]; Lobo, Fernanda Leite ^[2]; Bian, Yanhong ^[1]; ^[1]; Chen, Xiaowen ^[3]; Tucker, Melvin P. ^[3]; Wang, Yuxi ^[4]; ^[1]

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University, Princeton, USA
Departamento de Engenharia Hidráulica e Ambiental, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, USA
The Earth Institute and School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, USA

The uphill reaction of H ₂ evolution was made possible by harvesting wastewater energy using electrical circuiting.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1576020

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1659940

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 13; ISSN EESNBY; ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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