Design of microbial fuel cells for practical application: a review and analysis of scale-up studies

A Janicek, Y Fan, H Liu - Biofuels, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
There has been substantial progress towards scale-up and practical application of microbial
fuel cell (MFC) technology in the last decade. Studies regarding this progress have been …

A review on the effect of proton exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells

M Rahimnejad, G Bakeri, G Najafpour… - Biofuel Research …, 2014 - biofueljournal.com
Microorganisms in microbial fuel cells (MFC) liberate electrons while the electron donors are
consumed. In the anaerobic anode compartment, substrates such as carbohydrates are …

[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 …

Recovery of electrical energy in microbial fuel cells: brief review

Z Ge, J Li, L Xiao, Y Tong, Z He - Environmental Science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Recovery of electrical energy is a key parameter for evaluating the performance of microbial
fuel cells (MFCs). In this brief review, we analyze energy data in the sampled publications on …

Low-cost separators for enhanced power production and field application of microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

S Kondaveeti, J Lee, R Kakarla, HS Kim, B Min - Electrochimica Acta, 2014 - Elsevier
New and different separators were investigated as alternatives to well-known ion exchange
separators such as Nafion and Cation Exchange membrane (CMI). In polarization tests, the …

Comparison of oxygen and hypochlorite as cathodic electron acceptor in microbial fuel cells

DA Jadhav, AN Ghadge, D Mondal… - Bioresource …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of oxygen and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as cathodic electron acceptors
on performance of a clayware microbial fuel cell (MFC) was evaluated in this study …

A review on the role of proton exchange membrane on the performance of microbial fuel cell

M Rahimnejad, G Bakeri, M Ghasemi… - Polymers for …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Proton exchange membranes (PEMs) are the most frequently used separators in microbial
fuel cells (MFCs). The role of proton transportation in MFC performance makes PEMs one of …

Manganese cobaltite/polypyrrole nanocomposite-based air-cathode for sustainable power generation in the single-chambered microbial fuel cells

S Khilari, S Pandit, D Das, D Pradhan - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2014 - Elsevier
Manganese cobaltite nanorods (MnCo 2 O 4 NRs) were prepared and tested as potential air-
cathode catalyst for the single-chambered microbial fuel cells (sMFC). The power generation …

Bacteria-powered battery on paper

A Fraiwan, S Choi - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Paper-based devices have recently emerged as simple and low-cost paradigms for fluid
manipulation and analytical/clinical testing. However, there are significant challenges in …

Recovery of flakey cobalt from aqueous Co (II) with simultaneous hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells

L Jiang, L Huang, Y Sun - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Flakey cobalt was successfully recovered from aqueous Co (II) with simultaneous hydrogen
production in microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). At applied voltages of 0.3–0.5 V, the yields …