Introduction
Electrobioremediation is a general name for a hybrid technology coupling bioremediation to electrokinetics. It comprises a large group of engineered cleanup methods that apply electrokinetic phenomena for the directed transport of contaminants, nutrients, electron acceptors, and contaminant-transforming microorganisms in the subsurface.
Engineered bioremediation thereby is a tightrope walk that needs to assure the well-being of the transforming microbial communities and the appropriate flux of contaminants to their microorganisms. Apart from the substrate, optimal microbial activity requires a proper supply of nutrients and terminal electron acceptors (TEA), ideal pH, temperature, and water conditions as well as the absence of cell-toxic contaminants and metabolites that may affect the welfare of the microbial communities. In most contaminated soils, a low contact probability of contaminants and microorganisms reduces the success of bioremediation approaches. This is due...
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Wick, L.Y., Qin, J. (2014). Electrobioremediation of Organic Contaminants. In: Kreysa, G., Ota, Ki., Savinell, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Applied Electrochemistry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6996-5_95
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