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Self-Biased Microparticles to Increase Reaction Rates in Microbial Electrochemistry — NSF Award to University of Minnesota-Twin Ci

Title: Electronic Microparticles That Help Microbes Clean Waste and Generate Energy Microorganisms can produce both electricity and useful chemicals from wastes, but there are multiple technical problems that prevent these capabilities from being fully realized in real world applications. These problems slow the reacti

Award titleSelf-Biased Microparticles to Increase Reaction Rates in Microbial Electrochemistry
Award ID2527512
AwardeeUniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities
CityMINNEAPOLIS
StateMN
Amount obligated$597,550
Principal investigatorJoseph Talghader
ProgramEPMQD: Electronic, Photonic, M
Start date11/01/2025
AbstractTitle: Electronic Microparticles That Help Microbes Clean Waste and Generate Energy Microorganisms can produce both electricity and useful chemicals from wastes, but there are multiple technical problems that prevent these capabilities from being fully realized in real world applications. These problems slow the reactions of bacteria and make energy harvesting inefficient. This project will create tiny particles that combine solar-powered electronics with bacterial activity to accelerate these i
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