The microbial electrochemical Peltier heat: an energetic burden and engineering chance for primary microbial electrochemical technologies. Issue 8 (1st July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Korth, Benjamin; Maskow, Thomas; Picioreanu, Cristian; Harnisch, Falk
• Is Part Of: Energy & environmental science. Volume 9:Issue 8(2016)
• Page Start: 2539
• Page End: 2544
• Publication Date: 2016-07-01
• Subjects: Energy conversion -- Periodicals; Fuel switching -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; Environmental chemistry -- Periodicals; 333.79
• DOI: 10.1039/c6ee01428c
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1754-5692

Abstract

Abstract : Microbes shoveling electrons heat up: combining calorimetry with microbial electrochemistry allows deciphering heat fluxes of electroactive microorganisms. Abstract : Bioelectrocalorimetry allows assessing the heat (enthalpy) balance and revealing the microbial electrochemical Peltier heat of biofilm electrodes. This effect accounts for a heat formation of 27 ± 6 kJ mol −1 of electrons transferred and represents a significant energy loss for primary microbial electrochemical technologies.