Facilitating the electrochemical characterization and biofilm enrichment through anode modification in microbial fuel cells

BA Hemdan, DA Jadhav, A Dutta, P Goswami - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Poor anodic performance is a significant obstacle for scalable applications of air-cathode
microbial fuel cells (MFCs), and it can be significantly improved with graphite anodic surface …

Bacterial community structure of electrogenic biofilm developed on modified graphite anode in microbial fuel cell

BA Hemdan, GE El-Taweel, S Naha, P Goswami - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Formation of electrogenic microbial biofilm on the electrode is critical for harvesting electrical
power from wastewater in microbial biofuel cells (MFCs). Although the knowledge of …

PDA-Fe3O4 decorated carbon felt anode enhancing electrochemical performance of microbial fuel cells: Effect of electrode materials on electroactive biofilm

C Zhang, X Zeng, X Xu, W Nie, BK Dubey, W Ding - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Anode modification is an effective strategy for enhancing the electrochemical performance of
microbial fuel cell (MFC). However, the impacts of the modified materials on anode biofilm …

Anode modification with formic acid: A simple and effective method to improve the power generation of microbial fuel cells

W Liu, S Cheng, J Guo - Applied surface science, 2014 - Elsevier
The physicochemical properties of anode material directly affect the anodic biofilm formation
and electron transfer, thus are critical for the power generation of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) …

Anode modification: An approach to improve power generation in microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

G Rani, V Jaswal, KN Yogalakshmi - Development in Wastewater …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global energy demand is continuously increasing and has become a matter of concern. At
present, 86% of the energy demand are accomplished by fossil fuels, but these deliver …

Identification of biofilm formation and exoelectrogenic population structure and function with graphene/polyanliline modified anode in microbial fuel cell

XQ Lin, ZL Li, B Liang, J Nan, AJ Wang - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Improving anode configuration with polymer or nanomaterial modification is promising for
enhancing microbial fuel cell performance. However, how anode modification affects biofilm …

Enhanced power production of microbial fuel cells by reducing the oxygen and nitrogen functional groups of carbon cloth anode

S Cheng, W Liu, D Sun, H Huang - Surface and Interface …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The physicochemical properties of anode material are important for the electron transfer of
anode bacteria and electricity generation of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). In this work, carbon …

Surface modification of microbial fuel cells anodes: approaches to practical design

B Li, J Zhou, X Zhou, X Wang, B Li, C Santoro… - Electrochimica …, 2014 - Elsevier
Anode modification was explored as an approach to enhance the startup and improve the
performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) inoculated with mixed cultures for wastewater …

Synergistic effect between poly (diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and reduced graphene oxide for high electrochemically active biofilm in microbial fuel cell

X Chen, Y Li, X Yuan, N Li, W He, J Liu - Electrochimica acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) can recover electrical energy from wastewater as a
potential technology. Rational design of electrode materials can significantly improve the …

Fabrication of anode electrode by a novel acrylic based graphite paint on stainless steel mesh and investigating biofilm effect on electrochemical behavior of anode in …

M Masoudi, M Rahimnejad, M Mashkour - Electrochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a novel green technology that converts the chemical energy of
biodegradable wastes into bioelectricity. One of the greatest challenges in making MFC a …