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 …

Advances in microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment

L He, P Du, Y Chen, H Lu, X Cheng, B Chang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Resources scarcity and electricity demand have been dramatically increasing. Wastewater
is recognized as one of resources for water, energy and plant fertilizing nutrients …

[PDF][PDF] A glimpse into the microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment with energy generation

AA Yaqoob, MNM Ibrahim, K Umar, T Parveen… - Desalin Water …, 2021 - deswater.com
abstract Energy and water storage are a global challenge due to various factors such as
ecological changes, increasing population, increasing demand for energy at both …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial fuel cells for energy production from wastewaters: the way toward practical application

W Liu, S Cheng - Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A, 2014 - Springer
Much energy is stored in wastewaters. How to efficiently capture this energy is of great
significance for meeting the world's energy needs, reducing wastewater handling costs and …

The integrated processes for wastewater treatment based on the principle of microbial fuel cells: a review

L Xu, Y Zhao, L Doherty, Y Hu, X Hao - Critical Reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
abstract Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology offers the dual advantages of wastewater
treatment and electricity generation. Research efforts have been made to improve its power …

Microbial fuel cell–a sustainable approach for simultaneous wastewater treatment and energy recovery

P Verma, A Daverey, A Kumar… - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants based on the conventional technologies are no longer suitable
in current scenario of energy crisis as they are the major energy sink. In this regard …

[HTML][HTML] A perspective review on microbial fuel cells in treatment and product recovery from wastewater

S Malik, S Kishore, A Dhasmana, P Kumari, T Mitra… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The treatment of wastewater is an expensive and energy-extensive practice that not only
ensures the power generation requirements to sustain the current energy demands of an …

[HTML][HTML] Towards sustainable wastewater treatment by using microbial fuel cells-centered technologies

WW Li, HQ Yu, Z He - Energy & Environmental Science, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been conceived and intensively studied as a promising
technology to achieve sustainable wastewater treatment. However, doubts and debates …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial fuel cell for energy production, nutrient removal and recovery from wastewater: A review

NE Paucar, C Sato - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The world is facing serious threats from the depletion of non-renewable energy resources,
freshwater shortages and food scarcity. As the world population grows, the demand for fresh …

Effective factors on the performance of microbial fuel cells in wastewater treatment–a review

M Aghababaie, M Farhadian… - Environmental …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a novel technology that can be used for electricity generation
during oxidization of the organic substances presented in the substrate. To obtain a …