微生物电化学呼吸管的原理、结构及其在污染环境治理中的应用

Microbial electrochemical snorkels: principle, structure, and applications in environmental amelioration

摘要:

微生物电化学技术(microbial electrochemical technology,MET)是一种跨学科新兴技术，在环境保护、节能减碳、新能源等新兴产业中具有重要应用价值。微生物电化学呼吸管(microbial electrochemical snorkels,MES)是众多MET中结构最为简单的一种，且具有成本低、应用方式灵活的优势，目前已在欧洲和美洲的多个国家的生物环保产业中成功应用。相对于MES技术近几年的快速发展，国内外关于MES的综述较为缺乏。本文对MES技术的微生物电化学原理、结构、环境保护功能及其实际应用案例等进行了归纳和分析，并对该技术发展面临的挑战和未来研究方向进行了总结和展望，可为MES及相关MET技术的研究提供参考，并推动和拓展该类技术在环境保护、节能减碳等领域中的应用。

Abstract:

Microbial electrochemical technology (MET) represents a novel approach demonstrating promising application prospects in emerging strategic industries such as environment protection, energy saving, and sustainable energy production. Among different METs, microbial electrochemical snorkels (MES) are praised for the simple design, high flexibility, and low costs. Several pilot MESs have been employed to mitigate environmental issues in European and American countries. Despite the rapid development, only one review article on MES has been published so far. Here we review the latest achievements in this field and introduce the principles, structures, functions, and applications of MESs. Moreover, we summarize the key challenges and the future research areas in this field, aiming to give insights into the research on MESs and other METs and improve the applications of such technologies.