Issue 8, 2016

The microbial electrochemical Peltier heat: an energetic burden and engineering chance for primary microbial electrochemical technologies

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.

Graphical abstract: The microbial electrochemical Peltier heat: an energetic burden and engineering chance for primary microbial electrochemical technologies

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 May 2016
Accepted
21 Jun 2016
First published
21 Jun 2016

Energy Environ. Sci., 2016,9, 2539-2544

The microbial electrochemical Peltier heat: an energetic burden and engineering chance for primary microbial electrochemical technologies

B. Korth, T. Maskow, C. Picioreanu and F. Harnisch, Energy Environ. Sci., 2016, 9, 2539 DOI: 10.1039/C6EE01428C

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