Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
135, P. 110358 - 110358
Published: Sept. 25, 2020
Microbial
conversion
of
carbon
monoxide
(CO)/syngas
has
been
extensively
investigated.
The
microbial
CO/syngas
offers
numerous
advantages
over
chemically
catalyzed
processes
e.g.
the
specificity
biocatalysts,
operation
at
ambient
conditions
and
high
efficiencies.
Bioelectrochemical
systems
(BESs)
exploit
capacity
electrochemically
active
bacteria
(EAB)
to
use
insoluble
electron
acceptors
or
donors
produce
electricity
added-value
compounds.
Electricity
production
from
different
organic
sources
in
BESs
broadly
demonstrated,
whereas
very
little
reported.
Acetate
oxidation
by
a
consortium
carboxydotrophic
CO-tolerant
EAB
suggested
be
main
pathway
responsible
for
indirect
generation
CO/syngas.
Although
several
widely
investigated,
interest
on
research
is
currently
moving
compounds
electro-fermentation
(EF)
processes.
EF
allows
modify
redox
balances
electric
circuits
fine
tune
metabolic
pathways
towards
obtaining
products
with
economic
value.
studied,
potential
CO-rich
gas
streams
as
substrate
under
explored.
This
review
presents
discusses
current
advances
BESs.
Energy & Environment,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(8), P. 4386 - 4407
Published: June 13, 2023
The
release
of
greenhouse
gases
(GHG)
is
acknowledged
as
a
serious
hazard
that
fuels
climate
change
(CC).
Middle
East
and
North
Africa
(MENA)
countries
face
particular
environmental
challenges
due
to
its
contribution
carbon
dioxide
emissions
(CO
2
).
There
is,
however,
scarcity
literature
about
the
region's
challenges,
despite
vulnerability
consequences
CC.
Therefore,
purpose
this
research
look
at
various
solutions
CC
issue
in
MENA
area,
energy
efficiency
(EE),
economic
development,
urbanization,
fossil
fuel
(FF)
usage,
renewable
energies
(RE).
Further,
study
seeks
evaluate
CO
region
by
establishing
RE
index.
By
applying
fresh
technique
known
cross-sectional
autoregressive
distributed
lag
estimator
panel
data
for
18
from
1990
2019,
quantifies
impact
these
variables
on
emissions.
findings
reveal
explanatory
variables’
significance
varies
across
regional
clusters,
with
growth
having
significantly
positive
effect
long
run.
Moreover,
rejects
Environmental
Kuznets
Curve
hypothesis
validation
highlights
importance
EE
boosting
quality
short
runs.
Additionally,
outcomes
suggest
contributes
reducing
emissions,
while
urbanization
level
FF
consumption
adopted
do
not
improve
their
environment.
Thus,
mitigating
negative
area
necessitates
encouraging
lobbying
shift
sources.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
135, P. 110358 - 110358
Published: Sept. 25, 2020
Microbial
conversion
of
carbon
monoxide
(CO)/syngas
has
been
extensively
investigated.
The
microbial
CO/syngas
offers
numerous
advantages
over
chemically
catalyzed
processes
e.g.
the
specificity
biocatalysts,
operation
at
ambient
conditions
and
high
efficiencies.
Bioelectrochemical
systems
(BESs)
exploit
capacity
electrochemically
active
bacteria
(EAB)
to
use
insoluble
electron
acceptors
or
donors
produce
electricity
added-value
compounds.
Electricity
production
from
different
organic
sources
in
BESs
broadly
demonstrated,
whereas
very
little
reported.
Acetate
oxidation
by
a
consortium
carboxydotrophic
CO-tolerant
EAB
suggested
be
main
pathway
responsible
for
indirect
generation
CO/syngas.
Although
several
widely
investigated,
interest
on
research
is
currently
moving
compounds
electro-fermentation
(EF)
processes.
EF
allows
modify
redox
balances
electric
circuits
fine
tune
metabolic
pathways
towards
obtaining
products
with
economic
value.
studied,
potential
CO-rich
gas
streams
as
substrate
under
explored.
This
review
presents
discusses
current
advances
BESs.
