| 초록 |
Waste organic compounds in wastewater contain tremendous amount of energy. Recently microbial electrochemical technology (MET) receives great attention as promising technology to harvest energy from waste organics and produce directly electricity and valuable chemicals. MET use the bioelectrochemical system (BES) where microorganisms are used as catalyst for various electrochemical reactions. Microorganisms, which can transfer electrons into anode or receive electrons from cathode, are designated as electron transfer microorganisms (ETMs). The activity of ETMs directly and substantially affects the BES performance to produce electricity in MFCs and valuable products in MECs. Most progress of MET in BES has been achieved from researches on application for wastewater treatment to produce electricity. MET is also used for biosensors, bioremediation, producing biofuels and industrial chemicals, and reverse electrodialysis. The newest various applications of MET will be briefly introduced |
