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Microbial Fuel Cells and Other
Bio-Electrochemical Conversion Devices
Shaoan Cheng and Weifeng Liu
CONTENTS
2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 56
2.2 Biocatalysis in Microbial Fuel Cells for Anode .......................................59
2.2.1 Exo-Cellular Electron Transfer ......................................................59
2.2.2 Microorganism Communities in MFCs ........................................62
2.2.3 Anodic Electron Transfer Mechanisms ........................................ 68
2.2.3.1 Direct Cell-Surface Electron Transfer ............................ ...