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Abstract

This review describes a new means of control and stimulation of microorganisms involved in the bioremediation of sediments and waterlogged soils. This emerging technology is derived from sedimentary microbial fuel cells, and consists in ensuring aerobic respiration of aerobic microbial populations in anaerobic conditions by means of a fixed potential anode in order to evacuate the electrons coming from the microbial respiratory chains. This review describes the conceptual basis of the electro-bioremediation, the material devices used (electrode set-ups and spacing), and finally studies the various devices published since the bench tests until the scarce in-field implementations.

Keywords

BioremediationMicrobial fuel cellAnaerobic respirationOrganic matterAnodeBiochemical engineering

Identifiers

DOI
10.4236/aim.2017.712064
Journal
Advances in Microbiology
Year
2017