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Article Dans Une Revue (Article De Synthèse) Bioelectrochemistry Année : 2024

Development of bioanodes rich in exoelectrogenic bacteria using iron-rich palaeomarine sediment inoculum

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Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) convert energy stored in chemicals into electrical energy thanks to exoelectrogenic microorganisms who also play a crucial role in geochemical cycles in their natural environment, including that of iron. In this study, we investigated paleomarine sediments as inoculum for bioanode development in MFCs. These sediments were formed under anoxic conditions ca. 113 million years ago and are rich in clay minerals, organic matter, and iron. The marlstone inoculum was incubated in the anolyte of an MFC using acetate as the added electron donor and ferricyanide as the electron acceptor in the catholyte. After seven weeks of incubation, the current density increased to 0.15 mA.cm−2 and a stable + 700 mV open circuit potential was reached. Community analysis revealed the presence of two exoelectrogenic bacterial genera, Geovibrio and Geobacter. Development of electroactive biofilms was correlated to bulk chemical transformations of the sediment inoculum with an increase in the Fe(II) to Fetotal ratio. Comparisons to sediments sterilized prior to inoculation confirmed that bioanode development derives from the native microbiota of these paleomarine sediments. This study illustrates the feasibility of developing exoelectrogenic biofilms from iron-rich marlstone and has implications for the role of such bacteria in broader paleoenvironmental phenomena.

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Fatima-Zahra Ait-Itto, James Behan, Mathieu Martinez, Frédéric Barrière. Development of bioanodes rich in exoelectrogenic bacteria using iron-rich palaeomarine sediment inoculum. Bioelectrochemistry, 2024, 156, pp.108618. ⟨10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108618⟩. ⟨insu-04328268⟩
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