Benjamin Korth
Contact
Dr. Benjamin Korth
Scientist
Department of Environmental Microbiology
Electrobiotechnology
Team leader Thermodynamics of electroactive microorganisms
Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Phone +49 341 235-1378
benjamin.korth@ufz.de
Scientific Career
since 2020
Team leader "Thermodynamics of electroactive microorganisms"
since 2017
Scientist at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ,
Department of Environmental Microbiology,
Research Group Electrobiotechnology
2013 − 2017
PhD student at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ,
Department of Environmental Microbiology,
Research Group Microbial Bioelectrocatalysis & Bioelectrotechnology
2017 PhD in Biochemistry (summa cum laude)
2007 − 2012
Studies in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Diploma)
at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
Diploma thesis at the Institute for Biochemistry I,
University Hospital of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena,
Title: "Analysis of Actin and Membrane Dynamics Modulators in Danio rerio".
Research interests
My research focus comprises electroactive microorganisms, extracellular electron transfer, and related natural and biotechnological processes. I’m especially interested in the respective thermodynamic and kinetic fundamentals influencing or even governing these processes. By applying bio(electro)calorimetric, modeling, and further electrochemical approaches, I aim to decipher the principles of energy harvest of electrogenic and electrotrophic microorganisms. Only with a comprehensive knowledge about the energy fluxes during extracellular electron transfer, an improvement of energy efficiency of microbial electrochemical technologies and a reasonable engineering thereof is possible.
Index:
2023 (1)2022 (2)
2021 (6)
2020 (3)
2019 (3)
2018 (1)
2017 (3)
2016 (1)
2015 (1)
You could use our publication index for further requests.
2023 (1)
- Dai, S., Harnisch, F., Bin-Hudari, M.S., Keller, N.-S., Vogt, C., Korth, B. (2023):
Improving the performance of bioelectrochemical sulfate removal by applying flow mode
Microb. Biotechnol. 16 (3), 595 - 604
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2022 (2)
- Dai, S., Korth, B., Schwab, L., Aulenta, F., Vogt, C., Harnisch, F. (2022):
Deciphering the fate of sulfate in one- and two-chamber bioelectrochemical systems
Electrochim. Acta 408 , art. 139942
full text (doi) - Korth, B., Pous, N., Hönig, R., Haus, P., Borim Corrêa, F., Nunes da Rocha, U., Puig, S., Harnisch, F. (2022):
Electrochemical and microbial dissection of electrified biotrickling filters
Front. Microbiol. 13 , art. 869474
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2021 (6)
- Ceballos-Escalera, A., Pous, N., Chiluiza-Ramos, P., Korth, B., Harnisch, F., Bañeras, L., Balaguer, M.D., Puig, S. (2021):
Electro-bioremediation of nitrate and arsenite polluted groundwater
Water Res. 190 , art. 116748
full text (doi) - Dai, S., Korth, B., Vogt, C., Harnisch, F. (2021):
Microbial electrochemical oxidation of anaerobic digestion effluent from treating HTC process water
Front. Chem. Eng. 3 , art. 652445
full text (doi) - Harnisch, F., Korth, B. (2021):
First settlers persist
Joule 5 (6), 1316 - 1319
full text (doi) - Korth, B., Heber, C., Normant-Saremba, M., Maskow, T., Harnisch, F. (2021):
Precious data from tiny samples: Revealing the correlation between energy content and the chemical oxygen demand of municipal wastewater using micro-bomb combustion calorimetry
Front. Energy Res. 9 , art. 705800
full text (doi) - Pous, N., Korth, B., Osset-Álvarez, M., Balaguer, M.D., Harnisch, F., Puig, S. (2021):
Electrifying biotrickling filters for the treatment of aquaponics wastewater
Bioresour. Technol. 319 , art. 124221
full text (doi) - Rodrigo Quejigo, J., Korth, B., Kuchenbuch, A., Harnisch, F. (2021):
Redox potential heterogeneity in fixed bed electrodes leads to microbial stratification and inhomogeneous performance
ChemSusChem 14 (4), 1155 - 1165
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2020 (3)
- Korth, B., Kretzschmar, J., Bartz, M., Kuchenbuch, A., Harnisch, F. (2020):
Determining incremental coulombic efficiency and physiological parameters of early stage Geobacter spp. enrichment biofilms
PLOS One 15 (6), e0234077
full text (doi) - Korth, B., Kuchenbuch, A., Harnisch, F. (2020):
Availability of hydrogen shapes the microbial abundance in biofilm anodes based on Geobacter enrichment
ChemElectroChem 7 (18), 3720 - 3724
full text (doi) - Korth, B., Kuchenbuch, A., Harnisch, F. (2020):
Cover profile: Availability of hydrogen shapes the microbial abundance in biofilm anodes based on Geobacter enrichment
ChemElectroChem 7 (18), 3683 - 3683
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2019 (3)
- Korth, B., Harnisch, F. (2019):
Spotlight on the energy harvest of electroactive microorganisms: The impact of the applied anode potential
Front. Microbiol. 10 , art. 1352
full text (doi) - Korth, B., Harnisch, F. (2019):
Corrigendum: Spotlight on the energy harvest of electroactive microorganisms: The impact of the applied anode potential
Front. Microbiol. 10 , art. 2744
full text (doi) - Korth, B., Harnisch, F. (2019):
Modeling microbial electrosynthesis
In: Harnisch, F., Holtmann, D. (eds.)
Bioelectrosynthesis
Adv. Biochem. Eng. Biotechnol. 167
Springer Nature, p. 273 - 325
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2018 (1)
- Koch, C., Korth, B., Harnisch, F. (2018):
Microbial ecology-based engineering of Microbial Electrochemical Technologies
Microb. Biotechnol. 11 (1), 22 - 38
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2017 (3)
- Korth, B., Maskow, T., Günther, S., Harnisch, F. (2017):
Estimating the energy content of wastewater using combustion calorimetry and different drying processes
Front. Energy Res. 5 , art. 23
full text (doi) - Korth, B., Maskow, T., Harnisch, F. (2017):
Bioelektrokalorimetrie — der mikrobielle elektrochemische Peltier-Effekt
Biospektrum 23 (2), 220 - 222
full text (doi) - Rosa, L.F.M., Koch, C., Korth, B., Harnisch, F. (2017):
Electron harvest and treatment of amendment free municipal wastewater using microbial anodes: A case study
J. Power Sources 356 , 319 - 323
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2016 (1)
- Korth, B., Maskow, T., Picioreanu, C., Harnisch, F. (2016):
The microbial electrochemical Peltier heat: an energetic burden and engineering chance for primary microbial electrochemical technologies
Energy Environ. Sci. 9 (8), 2539 - 2544
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2015 (1)
- Korth, B., Rosa, L.F.M., Harnisch, F., Picioreanu, C. (2015):
A framework for modeling electroactive microbial biofilms performing direct electron transfer
Bioelectrochemistry 106 , 194 - 206
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- 1st place Humboldt-Science-Slam in Altenburg (2019)
- Presentation at Jack Pop's Circus of Science (2019)
- Host of Night of the Microbes at ISME17 in Leipzig (2018, together with Federica Calabrese)
- 1st place ScienceSlam hosted by "Frankesche Stiftungen & HALternativ e.v." in Halle/Saale (2017)
- 1st place Science Slam at the doctoral candidates day in Leipzig (2017)
- 1st place 5. Leipziger Science Slam (2016)
- 1st place Microbe Slam at the annual meeting of VAAM in Jena (2016)
- Helmholtz-PhD award 2017, Research Area "Energy"
- Best Oral Presentation Award EU-ISMET 2016
- Abstract Award & Best Oral Presentation Award ISMET 2015
- 09/2018-12/2018: Prof. Sebastià Puig Broch, Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (LEQUIA), University of Girona
- 11/2013 & 11/2015-12/2015: Dr. Cristian Picioreanu, Department of Biotechnology, Technical University of Delft