Mechanical Energy Drives the Growth and Carbon Fixation of Electroactive Microorganisms

Phototrophy and chemotrophy are two dominant types of microbial metabolism. However, to date, the potential of the ubiquitous and versatile mechanical energy as a renewable energy source to drive the growth of microorganisms has remained unknown and not utilized. Here, we present evidence in favor o...

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Published in:	Engineering
Main Authors:	Guoping Ren, Jie Ye, Lu Liu, Andong Hu, Kenneth H. Nealson, Christopher Rensing, Shungui Zhou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-04-01
Subjects:	Mechanical energy Biohybrid piezoelectric effect Microbial metabolism Carbon fixation Nitrate reduction
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809924004983