Abstract
Greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion have led to global ecological degradation and energy crisis. Therefore, it is urgent to explore new technologies for the conversion, re⁃ use and clean energy production of carbon dioxide (CO2). Compared with the conventional technology of converting CO2 into high-value products, the conversion of CO2 into methane (CH4), a low-carbon energy source, using microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) has the advantages of mild reaction conditions, recyclable catalysts and green products, and has received a lot of attention from researchers. This paper reviews the current research status of CO2 capture and high-value resource utilization, and discusses the main influencing factors of MEC-CO2 electromethanation (such as inoculum source, reactor config⁃ uration, applied voltage, electrode material properties, etc.), briefly outlines the important role of e⁃ lectron shuttles, especially riboflavin, in MEC - CO2 electromethanation and the biofilm formation process of electric methanogenic bacteria, points out the current technical bottleneck and future research direction of MEC-CO2 electromethanation, and finally provides theoretical support for the de⁃ velopment of MEC-CO2 electromethanation and the realization of "dual carbon" goal.
| Translated title of the contribution | Main factors influencing the electro-methanation of CO2 in microbial electrolytic cells and the role of electron intermediates |
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| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| Pages (from-to) | 136-143 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Energy Environmental Protection |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2023 |