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Geobacter metallireducens
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Shi L, et al. (2012) Molecular Underpinnings of Fe(III) Oxide Reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Frontiers in microbiology 3.
Microbial Bioanodes
Bacteria generate electrons
Bacteria transfer electrons onto electrodes
Bio-anode can be a single species
Anaerobic
CO2
Geobacter
Shewanella
mixed communities
FeRB
e-
Demonstrated bio-cathodes:
Bioremediation
Denitrification
Oxygen reduction
CO2 fixation
e-
Cathode
C2HO
e-
Anode
Demonstrated bio-anodes:
Organic matter oxidation
(pure/sediments/wastes)
e-
O2, CO2
Biocathdode MCL
(seawater enriched)
H2O, C2HO
Mariprofundus ferrooxydans
mixed communities
FeOB
water
vs. SHE
0.6 V
sediment
1 - 10 cm
Pt microelectrode
w/insulating sheath
CBMSE 6.2 Review, June 18, 2003
Limmol. Oceanogr. 1969, 14, 547-558
(CH2O)106(NH3)16(HPO4) + 138O2
106CO2 + 16HNO3 + H3PO4 + 122H2O
Oxygen:
1 - 10 cm
Manganese:
-175
Nitrate:
(CH2O)106(NH3)16(HPO4) + 84.4HNO3
106CO2 + 44.2N2 + H3PO4 + 148.4H2O + 16NH3
-156
Iron:
-24
Sulfate:
(CH2O)106(NH3)16(HPO4) + 53SO42-
106CO2 + 16NH3 + H3PO4 + 53S2- + 106H2O
-21
Methanogenesis:
(CH2O)106(NH3)16(HPO4)
53CO2 CBMSE
+ 53CH
+ H3PO4
4 + 16NH
6.2 Review,
June 18,3 2003
-20
O2 + H+
H2O
Cathode
eOxic
Water
Anoxic
Sediment
H+
aerobes
O2 + C6H12O6
e-
CO2 + H2O
eAnode
XH
H+ + X-
0.5
1
0.4
0.8
0.3
0.6
0.2
low voltage
ohmic
0.1
0.4
0.2
0
0
2000
4000
1.4
~1.2 mWatt/m2
0.6
Voltage (V)
Concentration (mM)
1.6
Power Density (mWatt / m )
0.7
1
HS-
2
3
4
Voltage (V)
1.4
0.6
1.2
0.5
0.4
0.8
0.3
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.2
0
0
~1.4 mWatt/m2
0.7
0.8
Concentration (mM)
0
20
40
0
1
2
HS-
3
4
Reimers CE, Tender LM, Fertig S, Wang W. Harvesting energy from the marine sediment-water interface. Environmental Science & Technology
2001;35:192-5.
70
current
no current
60
Enrichment in -subgroup from 23% to 75%
45% of the enriched are Desulfuromonas
acetoxidans: (oxidize acetate, reduce insoluble
iron/manganese oxides FeRB)
24% are of the enriched are
Desulfobulbus/Desulfocapsa: S0 H2S + S04-2
50
40
30
20
10
0
CFB
Gram+ other
16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) genes
Current (mA)
0.4
Cells
Acetate
Columbic
efficiency
99%
0.3
0.2
pure culture D.
Acetoxidans
AQDS
when no mass
transport
limitations:10 A / m2
Columbic
efficiency
85%
0.1
0
-50
50
100
150
Time (h)
200
250
300
H2O
?
Cathode
Oxic
Water
Anoxic
Sediment
e-
eH+
aerobes
O2 + C6H12O6
C6H12O6
CO2 + H2O
Anode
e-
Geobacter
C6H12O6
CH3CO2-
Clostridium
Nat. Biotechnol. 2002, 20 (8), 821-825.
H+ + CO2
The Question:
G. sulfurreducens
anode
10 m
biofilm
anode
e-
eexternal
circuit
Ac
e-
CO2, H+
media
Bond DR, Strycharz-Glaven SM, Tender LM, & Torres CI (2012) On electron transport through Geobacter biofilms. ChemSusChem 5(6):1099-1105.
cell
pili
Electron Hopping
Richter H, et al. (2009) Cyclic voltammetry of biofilms of wild type and mutant Geobacter sulfurreducens on fuel cell anodes indicates
possible roles of OmcB, OmcZ, type IV pili, and protons in extracellular electron transfer. Energy & Environmental Science 2:506516.
Strycharz SM, et al. (2011) Application of cyclic voltammetry to investigate enhanced catalytic current generation by biofilm-modified
anodes of Geobacter sulfurreducens strain DL1 vs. variant strain KN400. Energy Environ. Sci. 4(3):896-913.
Strycharz-Glaven SM & Tender LM (2012) Study of the mechanism of catalytic activity of G. sulfurreducens biofilm anodes during
biofilm growth. ChemSusChem 5(6):1106-1118.
Extracellular
Cytochrome
(EC)
cell
pili
Extracellular
Cytochrome
(EC)
cell
pili
Nernst Equation
Cyclic Voltammetry
E
eAc/CO2
microbe
e-
eexternal circuit, +
apply potential Electrode
Cyclic Voltammetry
E
Ac/CO2
microbe
external circuit,
apply potential
+
Electrode
anode
biofilm
increasing portion
of cytochromes
that are reduced
redox gradient
diffusive EET
1
fraction of ECs in
oxidized state
vs.
distance form the
electrode surface
Application of cyclic voltammetry to investigate enhanced catalytic current generation by biofilm-modified anodes of Geobacter sulfurreducens
strain DL1 vs. variant strain KN400, Sarah M. Strycharz, Anthony P. Malanoski, Rachel M. Snider, Hana Yi, Derek R. Lovley and Leonard M. Tender,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 896-913
mapping vibrational activity to the heme structure by using Density Functional Theory
1315
1.4
1362
z = 0 mm
more reduced
1371
1401
1.2
1412
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
ex situ
~1 mm spot diameter
z = 0, 3, 6, 9 mm
0.2
0.0
1300
1320
1340
1360
-1
Raman shift, cm
1380
1400
1420
Lebedev, N.; Strycharz-Glaven, S. M.; Tender, L. M., Spatially Resolved Confocal Resonant Raman Microscopic Analysis of AnodeGrown Geobacter sulfurreducens Biofilms. ChemPhysChem 2014, 15 (2), 320-327.
in situ
Cyclic Voltammetry
Turnover during biofilm growth
EC mechanism
Nernstian
Diffusive Behavior
Strycharz SM, et al. (2011) Application of cyclic voltammetry to investigate enhanced catalytic current generation by biofilm-modified
anodes of Geobacter sulfurreducens strain DL1 vs. variant strain KN400. Energy Environ. Sci. 4(3):896-913.
45 mm
http://www.ijcambria.com/IDA_Electrode
_Cable_kit.pdf
media
biofilm
eElectrode 1
eElectrode 2
15 mm
eElectrode 1
eElectrode 2
15 mm
Snider RM, Strycharz-Glaven SM, Tsoi SD, Erickson JS, & Tender LM (2012) Long-range electron transport in Geobacter
sulfurreducens biofilms is redox gradient-driven. PNAS109(38):15467-15472.
media
e- biofilm
e-
eElectrode 1
Drain
-0.475 V
applied
Electrode 2
Source
-0.575 V
applied
Electrode 1
Drain
-0.475 V
applied
e-
eElectrode 2
Source
-0.575 V
applied
drain
PE
source
PE
Ac/CO2
microbe
drain
PE
source
PE
Ac/CO2
microbe
ee-
e-
drain
PE
source
PE
Ac/CO2
microbe
drain
source
B
C
B
w/o Ac
B
C
drain
source
w/ Ac
Strycharz-Glaven SM, et al. (2014) Electron Transport through Early Exponential-Phase Anode-Grown Geobacter sulfurreducens
Biofilms. ChemElectroChem 1(11):1957-1965.
Acknowledgments
Sarah Glaven
Jeff Erickson
Rachel Snider
Stanislav Tsoi
Nikolai Lebedev
NRL
ONR