Biofuels from Micro-Organisms: Thermodynamic Considerations on the Role of Electrochemical Potential on Micro-Organisms Growth

Biofuels from micro-organisms represents a possible response to the carbon dioxide mitigation. One open problem is improve their productivity, in terms of biofuels production. To do so, an improvement present model growth and production required. However, this implies understanding spontaneous conditions bacteria. In paper, thermodynamic approach developed order highlight fundamental role electrochemical potential bacteria proliferation. Temperature effect on biosystem behaviour has been pointed out. The results link together potential, membrane electric pH gradient through membrane, temperature, with result improving approaches, usually introduced topic research.