Effect of pre-treatment and biofouling of proton exchange membrane on microbial fuel cell performance

M Ghasemi, WRW Daud, M Ismail… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Nafion® 117, as the most popular proton exchange membrane, has been studied with
regards to the effect of pre-treatment and biofouling for bioelectricity production and …

The effect of Nafion membrane fouling on the power generation of a microbial fuel cell

SGA Flimban, SHA Hassan, MM Rahman… - international journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are the most useful technologies for energy production and
wastewater treatment due to their low cost and support of the environment. In this study, the …

Characterization of membrane biofouling and its effect on the performance of microbial fuel cell

M Miskan, M Ismail, M Ghasemi, JM Jahim… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
During long-term operation of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), biofouling will gradually form on
membrane surfaces. Biofouling is one of the major obstacles to the efficiency and economic …

Performance of sulfonated polystyrene–ethylene–butylene–polystyrene membrane in microbial fuel cell for bioelectricity production

S Ayyaru, P Letchoumanane, S Dharmalingam… - Journal of Power …, 2012 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membranes (PEMs) are an essential component for studying microbial fuel
cells (MFCs), in spite of certain limitations and high operational cost. Present study reports …

Performance comparison of up-flow microbial fuel cells fabricated using proton exchange membrane and earthen cylinder

PS Jana, M Behera, MM Ghangrekar - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2010 - Elsevier
Continuous bioelectricity generation was studied in a novel up-flow bio-cathode microbial
fuel cell (MFC). The performance of MFC-1, employing commercially available proton …

Simultaneous wastewater treatment and electricity generation by microbial fuel cell: performance comparison and cost investigation of using Nafion 117 and SPEEK …

M Ghasemi, WRW Daud, AF Ismail, Y Jafari, M Ismail… - Desalination, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) is a new device for simultaneous electricity production
and wastewater treatment. The major concern of this technique is the high operational cost …

Batch operation of a microbial fuel cell equipped with alternative proton exchange membrane

G Hernández-Flores, HM Poggi-Varaldo… - international journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
We compared the effect of membrane type on the performance of microbial fuel cells (MFC)
fed with an actual leachate and operated in batch for 15 days. The tested proton exchange …

[HTML][HTML] Role and important properties of a membrane with its recent advancement in a microbial fuel cell

A Banerjee, RK Calay, FE Eregno - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are an emerging technology for wastewater treatment that utilizes
the metabolism of microorganisms to generate electricity from the organic matter present in …

A critical review on recent proton exchange membranes applied in microbial fuel cells for renewable energy recovery

M Shabani, H Younesi, M Pontié, A Rahimpour… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a critical review of the proton exchange membranes currently available
or under development for use in batch-mode microbial fuel cell (MFC) systems in order to …

High electricity generation and wastewater treatment enhancement using a microbial fuel cell equipped with conductive and anti-biofouling CuGNSs/SPES proton …

B Shirvani, M Rahimi, S Zinadini - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
This research is the first to examine the use of biosynthesized Cu-Graphene nanosheets
(CuGNSs) in a sulfonated polyethersulfone (SPES) matrix to fabricate an anti-biofouling …