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

Title: Electrical decoupling of microbial electrochemical reactions enables spontaneous H ₂ evolution

Abstract

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

Authors:

^[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

Publication Date:: Wed Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2020

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1576020

Grant/Contract Number:: XFF-8-82229-01

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Energy & Environmental Science

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Volume: 13 Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Chen, Xi, Lobo, Fernanda Leite, Bian, Yanhong, Lu, Lu, Chen, Xiaowen, Tucker, Melvin P., Wang, Yuxi, and Ren, Zhiyong Jason. Electrical decoupling of microbial electrochemical reactions enables spontaneous H 2 evolution.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2020. 
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                    Chen, Xi, Lobo, Fernanda Leite, Bian, Yanhong, Lu, Lu, Chen, Xiaowen, Tucker, Melvin P., Wang, Yuxi, & Ren, Zhiyong Jason. Electrical decoupling of microbial electrochemical reactions enables spontaneous H 2 evolution.  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EE02571E

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                    Chen, Xi, Lobo, Fernanda Leite, Bian, Yanhong, Lu, Lu, Chen, Xiaowen, Tucker, Melvin P., Wang, Yuxi, and Ren, Zhiyong Jason. Wed .  
"Electrical decoupling of microbial electrochemical reactions enables spontaneous H 2 evolution".  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EE02571E.

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@article{osti_1576020,

  title        = {Electrical decoupling of microbial electrochemical reactions enables spontaneous H 2 evolution},

  author       = {Chen, Xi and Lobo, Fernanda Leite and Bian, Yanhong and Lu, Lu and Chen, Xiaowen and Tucker, Melvin P. and Wang, Yuxi and Ren, Zhiyong Jason},

  abstractNote = {The uphill reaction of H 2 evolution was made possible by harvesting wastewater energy using electrical circuiting.},

  doi          = {10.1039/C9EE02571E},

  journal      = {Energy & Environmental Science},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 13,

  place        = {United Kingdom},

  year         = {Wed Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2020},

  month        = {Wed Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2020}

}

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