Enhanced photocurrent production by the synergy of hematite nanowire-arrayed photoanode and bioengineered Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
Enhanced photocurrent production by the synergy of hematite nanowire-arrayed photoanode and bioengineered Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
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通过赤铁矿纳米线阵列光阳极和生物工程希瓦氏菌 MR-1 的协同作用增强光电流产生
DOI:
10.1016/j.bios.2017.03.006
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
12.6
通讯作者:
He Weidong
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作者:
Zhu Gaolong;Yang Yun;Liu Juan;Liu Feng;Lu Anhuai;He Weidong
Coupling the light-harvesting capabilities of semiconductors with the catalytic power of bacteria is a promising way to increase the efficiency of bioelectrochemical systems. Here, we reported the enhanced photocurrents produced by the synergy of hematite nanowire-arrayed photoanode and the bio-engineeredShewanella oneidensisMR-1 in a solar-assisted microbial photoelectrochemical system (solar MPS) under the visible light. To increase the supply of bioelectrons, theD-lactate transporter, SO1522, was overexpressed in the recombinantS. oneidensis(T-SO1522) that could digestD-lactate 61% faster than the wild-typeS. oneidenesis.Without light illumination, the addition of either the wild-type or the recombinantS. oneidensisto the system did not induce any obvious increase in the current output. However, under one-sun illumination, the photocurrent of the abiotic control was 16±2 μA cm−2at 0.8 V vs. Ag/AgCl, and the addition of the wild-typeS. oneidensisand the recombinantS. oneidensisincreased the photocurrent to 70±6 and 95±8 μA cm−2, respectively, at 0.8 V vs. Ag/AgCl. Moreover, the solar MPS with T-SO1522 presented quick and repeatable responses to the on/off illumination cycles, and had relatively stable photocurrent generation in the 273-h operation. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed that the cell density on the hematite photoelectrode was similar between the recombinant and the wild-typeS. oneidensis. These findings revealed the pronounced influence of metabolic rates on the light-to-electricity conversion in the complex photocatalyst-electricigen hybrid system, which is important to promote the development of the solar MPS for electricity production and wastewater treatment.