Recent progress and perspectives in microbial fuel cells for bioenergy generation and wastewater treatment

FJ Hernández-Fernández, AP De Los Ríos… - Fuel Processing …, 2015 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) use bacteria to convert the chemical energy of a particular
substrate contained in wastewater into electrical energy. This is achieved when bacteria …

A state of the art review on microbial fuel cells: a promising technology for wastewater treatment and bioenergy

Z Du, H Li, T Gu - Biotechnology advances, 2007 - Elsevier
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a bioreactor that converts chemical energy in the chemical
bonds in organic compounds to electrical energy through catalytic reactions of …

Microbial fuel cells: novel biotechnology for energy generation

K Rabaey, W Verstraete - TRENDS in Biotechnology, 2005 - cell.com
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) provide new opportunities for the sustainable production of
energy from biodegradable, reduced compounds. MFCs function on different carbohydrates …

Microbial fuel cells come of age

Y Yang, G Sun, M Xu - Journal of Chemical Technology & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
OVERVIEW: Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are an emerging technology which directly converts
chemical energy stored in organic matter to electricity. Driven by the increasing concern over …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial fuel cells, a renewable energy technology for bio-electricity generation: A mini-review

KC Obileke, H Onyeaka, EL Meyer… - Electrochemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
The unsustainable nature and the environmental impact of fossil fuels have shifted attention
to renewable energy and fuel cells, especially in the transportation sector. In this study, the …

Recent developments in microbial fuel cells: a review

S Das, N Mangwani - 2010 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
This review presents microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that convert biochemical metabolic energy
into electrical energy. Microbes can be fed with waste products rich in organic matter …

Recent progress in microbial fuel cells using substrates from diverse sources

JM Sonawane, R Mahadevan, A Pandey, J Greener - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Increasing untreated environmental outputs from industry and the rising human population
have increased the burden of wastewater and other waste streams on the environment. The …

Recent developments in microbial fuel cell technologies for sustainable bioenergy

K Watanabe - Journal of bioscience and bioengineering, 2008 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are devices that exploit microbial catabolic activities to generate
electricity from a variety of materials, including complex organic waste and renewable …

Marketability prospects of microbial fuel cells for sustainable energy generation

S Aftab, A Shah, J Nisar, MN Ashiq, MS Akhter… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are bioelectrochemical devices, which produce electrical energy
from wastewater through degradation of biodegradable organic substrates. The use of MFCs …

A critical view of microbial fuel cells: what is the next stage?

S Mateo, P Cañizares, FJ Fernandez‐Morales… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have garnered interest from the scientific community since the
beginning of this century and this has caused a considerable increase in the scientific …