CO2 abatement and renewable chemicals production by using microbial electrosynthesis within the framework of CO2 biorefineries

Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) relies on microorganisms as catalysts for the anoxic reduction of organic compounds at the cathode, CO2 in this study, at the expense of oxidizing reactions performed at the anode. Due to the oxidized nature of the carbon molecule, external energy must be supplied for the reaction to be favourable. In a nutshell, MES can decrease surplus CO2 in the environment while synthesizing value-added compounds