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Emerging Trends and Advances in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies: Hypothesis, Design, Operation, and Application 1st Edition by Asheesh Kumar Yadav Pratiksha Srivastava Md Tabish Noori Yifeng Zhang

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Pages: 849
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Course: Biotechnology
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"Emerging Trends and Advances in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies: Hypothesis, Design, Operation, and Applications" (1st Edition), edited by Asheesh Kumar Yadav, focuses on a comprehensive "lab-to-field" approach to microbial electrochemical technologies (METs). [1, 2]

The textbook bridges foundational scientific theories with scalable real-world engineering, primarily covering the following key themes and topics:

🔬 Core Scientific Fundamentals & Hypotheses

Basics of Microbial Electrochemical Technologies: Core principles governing electron transfer between electroactive bacteria and solid electrode surfaces. [1, 2]
Microbial Catalysts and Interfacial Interactions: The molecular-level interplay between diverse electroactive microbes and organic/inorganic pollutant substrates. [1]
Electrode Material Science: Recent breakthroughs in developing durable, highly efficient, and cost-effective electrode materials (such as using granular-activated carbon or GAC) to improve system conductivity and optimize microbial interactions. [1, 2]

⚙️ System Design, Up-scaling, and Operation Modes

Reactor Engineering & Configuration: Practical design frameworks for distinct MET setups, specifically contrasting the advantages and constraints of fixed-bed and fluidized-bed reactors.
Operation Modes: Analysis of performance outputs under continuous vs. intermittent operational modes to address current density limitations.
System Up-scaling: Engineering strategies, economic viability evaluations, and practical limitations encountered when transitioning laboratory prototypes to large-scale, field-ready applications.
Technology Integration: The coupling of METs with established ecotechnologies, such as Constructed Wetlands coupled Microbial Electrochemical Technology (CW-MET). [1, 2, 3]

🌍 Environmental and Commercial Applications

Wastewater and Waste Treatment: Low-cost energy-generating and energy-saving setups for handling complex urban and industrial waste.
Resource Recovery: Systems designed to recapture valuable resources, nutrients, and sub-products alongside water circularity and sustainability frameworks.
Usable Electricity Generation: Optimizing the performance of Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) for continuous bio-electricity production.
Bioremediation: Strategies to isolate and break down targeted contaminants and inorganic pollutants at contaminated field sites.
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation & Bio-synthesis: Utilizing Microbial Electrolysis Cells (MECs) and Microbial Electrosynthesis Cells (MES) for carbon reduction, chemical synthesis, and greenhouse gas emission controls.
Advanced Bio-sensing: Integrating sensor technology into MECs to accurately detect and quantify specific inorganic water pollutants with high sensitivity. [1, 2, 3]