Comparing the short and long term stability of biodegradable, ceramic and cation exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells

J Winfield, LD Chambers, J Rossiter, I Ieropoulos - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
The long and short-term stability of two porous dependent ion exchange materials; starch-
based compostable bags (BioBag) and ceramic, were compared to commercially available …

Current outlook towards feasibility and sustainability of ceramic membranes for practical scalable applications of microbial fuel cells

DA Jadhav, SG Park, T Eisa, AK Mungray… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane cost, long-term stability, and sustainability are major concerns when selecting
membranes in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for scaling-up applications. In recent years, efforts …

Recent innovations for scaling up microbial fuel cell systems: Significance of physicochemical factors for electrodes and membranes materials

HMA Sharif, M Farooq, I Hussain, M Ali… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Unlimited energy demand and rapid urbane development are major deriving
forces to generate bioelectricity through microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and have been a hot …

Ion exchange membranes as separators in microbial fuel cells for bioenergy conversion: a comprehensive review

JX Leong, WRW Daud, M Ghasemi, KB Liew… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The urgent need to address the twin problems of the modern world, energy insecurity
caused by fossil fuel depletion and climate change caused by global warming from carbon …

[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 focused on bioenergy generation
and organic matter removal carried out by microorganisms under anoxic environments. In …

Ceramic-based microbial fuel cells (MFCs): A review

V Yousefi, D Mohebbi-Kalhori, A Samimi - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, porous ceramic and clayware membranes have been widely used in microbial fuel
cells (MFCs) as separators. Chemical, thermal and mechanical stability, low-cost and many …

Separator characteristics for increasing performance of microbial fuel cells

X Zhang, S Cheng, X Wang, X Huang… - … science & technology, 2009 - ACS Publications
Two challenges for improving the performance of air cathode, single-chamber microbial fuel
cells (MFCs) include increasing Coulombic efficiency (CE) and decreasing internal …

Membranes and separators for microbial fuel cells

K Scott - Microbial Electrochemical and Fuel Cells, 2016 - Elsevier
An essential component of a microbial fuel cell (MFC) is the membrane or separator used to
chemically “isolate” the anode fuel-consuming reaction from the cathode reduction reaction …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of the performance and economics of membranes and separators in single chamber microbial fuel cells treating domestic wastewater

B Christgen, K Scott, J Dolfing, IM Head, TP Curtis - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The cost of materials is one of the biggest barriers for wastewater driven microbial fuel cells
(MFCs). Many studies use expensive materials with idealistic wastes. Realistically the …

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 …