Hong, Seok Won Kim, Han S. Chung, Tai Hak 2024-01-20T20:02:36Z 2024-01-20T20:02:36Z 2021-09-05 2010-01 0269-7491 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/131807 The alteration of physico-chemical properties of sediment organic matter (SOM) incubated under current-harvesting conditions as well as no-current producing conditions over 120 days using sediment microbial fuel cell systems was examined. The SOM was microbially oxidized under anaerobic conditions with an electrode serving as a terminal electron acceptor. It was found that SOM around the electrochemically-active electrodes became more humified, aromatic, and polydispersed, and had a higher average molecular weight, along with its partial degradation and electricity generation compared to that for the original sediment. These changes in SOM properties were analogous to those commonly observed in the early stages of the SOM diagenetic process (i.e. humification). Such a humification-like process was evidently more stimulated when electrical current was produced than no-current condition. These new findings associated with microbially-catalyzed electricity generation may present a potential for the energy-efficient remediation, monitoring, and/or management of the geo-environment (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved English Pergamon Press Ltd. Alteration of sediment organic matter in sediment microbial fuel cells Article 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.07.022 1 Environmental Pollution, v.158, no.1, pp.185 - 191 Environmental Pollution 158 1 185 191 N scie scopus 000273245000025 2-s2.0-71749099684 Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences & Ecology Article ELECTRICITY-GENERATION HUMIC SUBSTANCES ENERGY POWER SORPTION SOILS MICROORGANISMS REACTIVITY Microbial fuel cell Electricity generation Sediment organic matter Anaerobic oxidation Humification