[HTML][HTML] The implications of membranes used as separators in microbial fuel cells

J Ramirez-Nava, M Martínez-Castrejón… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are electrochemical devices … Membranes as separators in
MFCs are the primary requirements for … of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)—both …

Sulfonated Fe3O4/PES nanocomposites as efficient separators in microbial fuel cells

I Bavasso, MP Bracciale, F Sbardella, D Puglia… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
… It is emphasized that the industrial scalability is essential for a commercial exploitation of
microbial fuels cells, thus suggesting that solvent casting cannot be considered the …

[HTML][HTML] Cathodic biofouling control by microbial separators in air-breathing microbial fuel cells

C Li, K Yi, S Hu, W Yang - Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) incorporating air-breathing … The present work developed a novel
microbial separator for … , microbes preferentially grow on the microbial separator rather than …

The growth of biopolymers and natural earthen sources as membrane/separator materials for microbial fuel cells: A comprehensive review

G Palanisamy, S Thangarasu, RK Dharman… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has emerged as an effective solution for energy insecurity
and bioremediation. However, identifying suitable components (particularly separators or …

Influence of cellulose separators in coin-sized 3D printed paper-based microbial fuel cells

US Jayapiriya, S Goel - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
… a separator. The present work presents a flexible, coin sized fully paper-based microbial fuel
cell … the impact of separator characteristics on the power production of the fuel cell using six …

Review on microbial fuel cells applications, developments and costs

JV Boas, VB Oliveira, M Simões, AMFR Pinto - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
… it, however the focus of these studies relies on few bacteria species. Design parameters,
such as the cell design, electrode and the separator nature that have a clear impact on the MFC …

[HTML][HTML] Directions of membrane separator development for microbial fuel cells: A retrospective analysis using frequent itemset mining and descriptive statistical …

L Koók, G Dörgő, P Bakonyi, T Rózsenberszki… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
… To increase the efficiency of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), the separator (which is mostly a …
testing of novel/commercialized membrane separators with enhanced characteristics have been …

Crosslinked poly (vinyl alcohol) membrane as separator for domestic wastewater fed dual chambered microbial fuel cells

B Das, SS Gaur, AR Katha, CT Wang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
… in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is expensive with operational issues like biofouling and fuel
, and negligible fuel crossover shows its potential as a separator in future MFCs based on …

Recent advances on the development of functional materials in microbial fuel cells: from fundamentals to challenges and outlooks

Q Zhu, J Hu, B Liu, S Hu, S Liang, K Xiao… - Energy & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… while protons transport across the separator/membrane and react … Microbial fuel cells have
many advantages such as no energy … materials as anode, separator/membrane and cathode. …

[HTML][HTML] Performance evaluation of microbial fuel cells employing ceramic separator of different surface area modified with mineral cation exchanger

S Bagchi, M Behera - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
… and environmental pollution have made technologies like microbial fuel cells (MFCs) the
next … The separator thus is an inevitable component of an MFC. Separators are semi-permeable …