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- Title
Exploration of In Vitro Voltage Production by a Consortium of Chemolithotrophic Microorganisms Using Galena (PbS) as a Sulphur Source.
- Authors
Gaucin Gutiérrez, Susana Citlaly; Rojas-Contreras, Juan Antonio; Zazueta-Álvarez, David Enrique; Delgado, Efren; Vázquez Ortega, Perla Guadalupe; Medrano Roldán, Hiram; Reyes Jáquez, Damián
- Abstract
Sulphur plays a fundamental role in the biological processes of chemolithotrophic microorganisms. Due to the redox characteristics of sulphur, microorganisms use it for metabolic processes. Such is the case of the dissimilatory processes in the anaerobic respiration of reducing microorganisms. The production of electrical energy from the metabolism of native microorganisms using sulphur as substrate from inorganic mineral sources in the form of Galena (PbS) was achieved using MR mineral medium with 15% (w/v) of PbS mineral concentrate. At 400 h of growth, the highest voltage produced in an experimental unit under anaerobic conditions was 644 mV. The inoculum was composed of microorganisms with spiral morphology, and at the final stages of energy production, the only microorganism identified was Bacillus clausii. This microorganism has not been reported in bioelectrochemical systems, but it has been reported to be present in corrosive environments and reducing anoxic environments.
- Subjects
GALENA; SULFUR; MICROBIAL respiration; MICROBIAL metabolism; MICROORGANISMS; ANAEROBIC microorganisms
- Publication
Clean Technologies, 2024, Vol 6, Issue 1, p62
- ISSN
2571-8797
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cleantechnol6010005