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物 理 化 学 学 报   Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2018, 34 (X), 0001–0009  0001   [Communication] doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201801085 Research on Electron Transfer in the Microenvironment of the Biofilm by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy TIAN Xiaochun 1,2, WU Xuee 1,*, ZHAN Dongping 1, ZHAO Feng 2 , JIANG Yanxia 1,*, SUN Shigang 1 1 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian Province, P. R. China. 2 CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, Fujian Province, P. R. China. Abstract: Microorganisms exploit extracellular electron transfer (EET) with external minerals during their growth. This process is accompanied by the conversion of chemical energy. Direct electron transfer (DET) from the microorganisms to solid electron acceptors via membrane-bound cytochrome c enzymes or conductive nanowires/pili has been reported. In previous studies, mediated electron transfer (MET) has also been demonstrated to occur through electrochemically active metabolites acting as redox mediators. The microorganisms with EET capabilities have been harnessed for bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) in the bioremediation of environmental contaminants and the production of biofuels and nanomaterials. Electron transfer at the electrode biofilm/solution interface is one of the core phenomena occurring in BESs. The study of the redox reactions occurring in the microenvironment of the biofilm should elucidate the mechanism of microbial EET, which will then he