An electrified future with microbial electrochemical technologies: how to realize the dream?

IF 16.6 1区工程技术 Q1 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Trends in biotechnology Pub Date : 2026-09-09 DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2026.07.031

Sanne M de Smit, Largus Lars T Angenent, Federico Aulenta, Abraham Esteve-Nunez, Albert Guisasola, Falk Harnisch, Elizabeth S Heidrich, Ludovic Jourdin, Marika Kokko, Rikke Linssen, Deepak Pant, Catarina M Paquete, Jo Philips, Sebastià Puig, Korneel Rabaey, Miriam A Rosenbaum, Uwe Schröder, Tom Sleutels, César I Torres, Marianna Villano, Annemiek Ter Heijne

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Abstract

Microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) are emerging with innovative applications in various fields by harnessing the combined action of electrodes and microbes. What if METs could be the key to circularity in wastewater treatment? What if METs could be employed to convert electricity and CO_2, or waste, into valuable organics? What if new bioinspired materials could be produced through METs? What if METs could be used as smart bio-based sensors? We provide our vision for the future of METs in four sectors: water treatment, industrial biotechnology, electronics, and biosensors. We showcase why and how METs could advance or replace state-of-the-art technologies and discuss the challenges that must be overcome to make METs part of an electrified future powered by microbes.

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微生物电化学技术的电气化未来：如何实现梦想？

微生物电化学技术（METs）是利用电极和微生物的共同作用在各个领域的创新应用。如果METs可以成为废水处理循环的关键呢？如果METs可以用来将电力、二氧化碳或废物转化为有价值的有机物会怎么样？如果新的生物灵感材料可以通过METs生产出来呢？如果met可以作为智能生物传感器使用呢？我们对met在水处理、工业生物技术、电子和生物传感器四个领域的未来提供了我们的愿景。我们展示了met为什么以及如何推动或取代最先进的技术，并讨论了必须克服的挑战，使met成为由微生物驱动的电气化未来的一部分。

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Trends in biotechnology 工程技术-生物工程与应用微生物

CiteScore

28.60

自引率

1.20%

发文量

198

审稿时长

1 months

期刊介绍： Trends in Biotechnology publishes reviews and perspectives on the applied biological sciences, focusing on useful science applied to, derived from, or inspired by living systems. The major themes that TIBTECH is interested in include: Bioprocessing (biochemical engineering, applied enzymology, industrial biotechnology, biofuels, metabolic engineering) Omics (genome editing, single-cell technologies, bioinformatics, synthetic biology) Materials and devices (bionanotechnology, biomaterials, diagnostics/imaging/detection, soft robotics, biosensors/bioelectronics) Therapeutics (biofabrication, stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, antibodies and other protein drugs, drug delivery) Agroenvironment (environmental engineering, bioremediation, genetically modified crops, sustainable development).