Cathode electrodes in MFCs

M Rahimnejad - Biological Fuel Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
Cathodes play a powerful role in determining the power density and cost of microbial fuel
cells (MFCs). Thus, controlling the cathode design is an important, fundamental goal of …

Oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts for microbial fuel cells

M Gao, JY Lu, WW Li - Novel catalyst materials for …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are considered to be a promising technology for sustainable
wastewater treatment and environmental remediation, but the poor cathode performance …

An overview in the development of cathode materials for the improvement in power generation of microbial fuel cells

S Qiu, Z Guo, F Naz, Z Yang, C Yu - Bioelectrochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the high cost and low power generation hinder the overall practical application of
microbial fuel cells (MFCs), numerous attempts have been made in the field of cathode …

Electron transfer mechanisms, new applications, and performance of biocathode microbial fuel cells

L Huang, JM Regan, X Quan - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
Broad application of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) requires low cost and high operational
sustainability. Microbial-cathode MFCs, or cathodes using only bacterial catalysts …

Effective cathode catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions in microbial fuel cell

N Savla, S Khilari, S Pandit, SP Jung - Bioelectrochemical Systems: Vol. 1 …, 2020 - Springer
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are bioelectrochemical systems that directly convert chemical
energy contained in organic matters like wastewaters into electrical energy by utilizing the …

Navigating the developments of air-cathode catalysts for efficient and sustainable bio-energy production from wastewater in microbial fuel cells

Y Song, P Gu, J Liu, H Sun, Z Cai, J Li, Z Xu, Z Li… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs), a potential game-changer in sustainable energy production,
exploit bacterial metabolic activity to transduce organic waste into electrical power …

Effective and nonprecious cathode catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cells

K Chandrasekhar - Microbial electrochemical technology, 2019 - Elsevier
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a bio-electrochemical device where a carbon-rich waste
material gets oxidized, releasing protons (H+) and electrons (e−), and thus generating …

Recent Advances in Algal Bio-Cathode Powered Microbial Fuel Cells

N Savla, A Nigam - Whole-Cell Biocatalysis, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
To attain sustainable development and facilitate a circular bioeconomy, the processing of
biofuels and other value-added materials from wastewater is the need of hour. The …

A review of role of cathodes in the performance of microbial fuel cells

A Anjum, SA Mazari, Z Hashmi, AS Jatoi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cathodes play an essential role in evaluating the performance such as power density and
especially the cost of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Various types of cathodes such as air …

Biocathode development through a green approach for energy generation in microbial fuel cells

MO Idris, SB Yaqoob, T Parveen - Microbial Fuel Cells: Emerging …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This chapter presents a brief overview of the biocathode progress in microbial fuel cells
(MFCs), with an emphasis on suitable biocathode materials. The modification of the …