Review on microbial fuel cells applications, developments and costs

JV Boas, VB Oliveira, M Simões, AMFR Pinto - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has attracted significant attention in the last years
due to its potential to recover energy in a wastewater treatment. The idea of using an MFC in …

An overview of microbial fuel cell usage in wastewater treatment, resource recovery and energy production

C Munoz-Cupa, Y Hu, C Xu, A Bassi - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment is a high-cost and energy-intensive process not only due to large
amounts of pollutants but also for the large volumes of water to be treated, which are mainly …

Microbial fuel cells for bioelectricity production from waste as sustainable prospect of future energy sector

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, KH Ng, AM Papadopoulos, AT Le… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is lauded for its potentials to solve both energy crisis and
environmental pollution. Technologically, it offers the capability to harness electricity from …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial fuel cell construction features and application for sustainable wastewater treatment

H Roy, TU Rahman, N Tasnim, J Arju, MM Rafid… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a system that can generate electricity by harnessing
microorganisms' metabolic activity. MFCs can be used in wastewater treatment plants since …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial fuel cells: Insight into simultaneous wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation

A Nawaz, I ul Haq, K Qaisar, B Gunes, SI Raja… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Burgeoning industrialization has escalated the energy demand and amplified the insistence
on depleting petroleum-based reservoirs. Subsequently, this has imposed a study to …

Microbial fuel cells a state-of-the-art technology for wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation

S Mohyudin, R Farooq, F Jubeen, T Rasheed… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment and electricity generation have been the major concerns for the last
few years. The scarcity of fossil fuels has led to the development of unconventional energy …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of recent advancements in the microbial fuel cell from fundamentals to applications: design, major elements, and scalability

SGA Flimban, IMI Ismail, T Kim, SE Oh - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology offers an alternative means for producing energy from
waste products. In this review, several characteristics of MFC technology that make it …

Challenges in the application of microbial fuel cells to wastewater treatment and energy production: a mini review

MH Do, HH Ngo, WS Guo, Y Liu, SW Chang… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wastewater is now considered to be a vital reusable source of water reuse and saving
energy. However, current wastewater has multiple limitations such as high energy costs …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria and their applications in environmental biotechnology for sustainable Resource recovery

DM George, AS Vincent, HR Mackey - Biotechnology reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (APB) are a phylogenetically diverse group of organisms
that can harness solar energy for their growth and metabolism. These bacteria vary broadly …

Artificial neural network based modelling and optimization of microalgae microbial fuel cell

ET Sayed, H Rezk, MA Abdelkareem… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Simultaneous wastewater treatment and energy harvesting is attractive topic these days. A
microbial fuel cell is an electrochemical device that can be used effectively for this purpose …