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. 2022 May 12;10:897003. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.897003

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Illustration of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) and microbial electrosynthesis (MES) of R. palustris and CdS-R. palustris hybrid system. (A) In the MFC system, R. palustris in the anode can oxidize organic substrates in the wastewater and release electrons and protons. Electricity current is generated, and the protons are transferred to the cathode and react with oxygen to generate water. (B) In the MES system, the electrons from the cathode is absorbed by R. palustris for organic chemicals production from inorganic carbon dioxide and light energy. (C) In the CdS-R. palustris hybrid system, R. palustris can absorb electrons from the CdS nanoparticles (NPs) coated on its cell surface.