Characterization of microbial fuel cells at microbially and electrochemically meaningful time scales

Z Ren, H Yan, W Wang, MM Mench… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
The variable biocatalyst density in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) anode biofilm is a unique
feature of MFCs relative to other electrochemical systems, yet performance characterizations …

Time-course correlation of biofilm properties and electrochemical performance in single-chamber microbial fuel cells

Z Ren, RP Ramasamy, SR Cloud-Owen, H Yan… - Bioresource …, 2011 - Elsevier
The relationship between anode microbial characteristics and electrochemical parameters
in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) was analyzed by time-course sampling of parallel single-bottle …

Understanding long-term changes in microbial fuel cell performance using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

AP Borole, D Aaron, CY Hamilton… - Environmental science & …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Changes in the anode, cathode, and solution/membrane impedances during enrichment of
an anode microbial consortium were measured using electrochemical impedance …

Controlling the occurrence of power overshoot by adapting microbial fuel cells to high anode potentials

X Zhu, JC Tokash, Y Hong, BE Logan - Bioelectrochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Power density curves for microbial fuel cells (MFCs) often show power overshoot, resulting
in inaccurate estimation of MFC performance at high current densities. The reasons for …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial fuel cell compared to a chemostat

J Greenman, BA Mendis, I Gajda, IA Ieropoulos - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) represent a green and sustainable energy conversion
system that integrate bacterial biofilms within an electrochemical two-electrode set-up to …

Is resistance futile? Changing external resistance does not improve microbial fuel cell performance

DY Lyon, F Buret, TM Vogel, JM Monier - Bioelectrochemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) show promise as an alternative to conventional batteries for point
source electricity generation. A better understanding of the relationship between the …

Impact of initial biofilm growth on the anode impedance of microbial fuel cells

RP Ramasamy, Z Ren, MM Mench… - Biotechnology and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was used to study the behavior of a
microbial fuel cell (MFC) during initial biofilm growth in an acetate‐fed, two‐chamber MFC …

Duty cycling influences current generation in multi-anode environmental microbial fuel cells

EJ Gardel, ME Nielsen, PT Grisdela Jr… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
Improving microbial fuel cell (MFC) performance continues to be the subject of research, yet
the role of operating conditions, specifically duty cycling, on MFC performance has been …

Affinity of microbial fuel cell biofilm for the anodic potential

KY Cheng, G Ho, R Cord-Ruwisch - Environmental science & …, 2008 - ACS Publications
In analogy to the well established dependency of microbial reactions on the redox potential
of the terminal electron acceptor, the dependency of the microbial activity in a highly active …

Control of power sourced from a microbial fuel cell reduces its start-up time and increases bioelectrochemical activity

HC Boghani, JR Kim, RM Dinsdale, AJ Guwy… - Bioresource …, 2013 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) performance depends on the selective development of an
electrogenic biofilm at an electrode. Controlled biofilm enrichment may reduce start-up time …