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Electron-eating Bacteria Open Up New Possibilities For Electricity Generation

Mila Luleva — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 09:22:51 +0000

Geobacter and Shewanella bacteria have become popular over the past decade not only because of their food source- naked electrons, but also because they have incredible electron transfer capabilities. These organisms have huge potential for alternative electricity generation, and as it turns out, they are not at all one of a kind. Various research teams have used […]

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Geobacter Bacteria Used to Create Electricity from Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:03:25 +0000

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst have recently engineered Geobacter metallireducens, a bacterium that can feed with hydrogen and carbon dioxide to produce electricity. “This represents the first result of current production solely on hydrogen,” says Amit Kumar, who worked with Derek Lovely, the scientist who first isolated Geobacter metallireducens 26 years ago, in the Potomac River. […]

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Geobacter Bacteria Cleaning up Nuclear Waste and Generating Electricity

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:45:54 +0000

Some microbes may be able to clean up nuclear waste and at the same time generate electricity. Michigan State University (MSU) researchers have recently discovered how a bacterium called Geobacter can do all that. “Geobacter bacteria are tiny micro-organisms that can play a major role in cleaning up polluted sites around the world,” said Gemma […]

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