Scalability of microbial electrochemical technologies: Applications and challenges

DA Jadhav, SG Park, S Pandit, E Yang… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
During wastewater treatment, microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) are a
promising means for in situ energy harvesting and resource recovery. The primary constraint …

Paradigm shift in NEW (Nutrient-Energy-Water) sustainable wastewater treatment system through synergy of bioelectrochemical system and anaerobic digestion

DA Jadhav, Z Yu, M Hussien, JH Kim, W Liu… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
With advancements in research and the necessity of improving the performance of
bioelectrochemical system (BES), coupling anaerobic digestion (AD) with BES is crucial for …

Geobacter: the microbe electric's physiology, ecology, and practical applications

DR Lovley, T Ueki, T Zhang, NS Malvankar… - Advances in microbial …, 2011 - Elsevier
Geobacter species specialize in making electrical contacts with extracellular electron
acceptors and other organisms. This permits Geobacter species to fill important niches in a …

Effect of different substrates on the performance, bacterial diversity, and bacterial viability in microbial fuel cells

KJ Chae, MJ Choi, JW Lee, KY Kim, IS Kim - Bioresource technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Four microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were inoculated with anaerobic sludge and fed four different
substrates for over one year. The Coulombic efficiency (CE) and power output varied with …

Bioenergy recovery from wastewater accelerated by solar power: Intermittent electro-driving regulation and capacitive storage in biomass

B Wang, W Liu, Y Zhang, A Wang - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Electroactive microorganisms (EAMs) can act as pseudocapacitor to store energy and
discharge electrons on need, while electromethanogens acting as receptor are able to …

A novel pico-hydro power (PHP)-Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) coupled system for sustainable hydrogen production during palm oil mill effluent (POME) wastewater …

A Kadier, R Singh, D Song, F Ghanbari, NS Zaidi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to accelerating global efforts toward decarbonization, a clean hydrogen (H 2) producing
technology, Microbial Electrolysis Cell (MEC), has garnered considerable attention …

A review of the substrates used in microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) for producing sustainable and clean hydrogen gas

A Kadier, Y Simayi, MS Kalil, P Abdeshahian… - Renewable Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is gaining international attention as a sustainable energy carrier with the potential
to replace fossil fuels. A cutting edge technology called a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) …

A comprehensive overview on electro-active biofilms, role of exo-electrogens and their microbial niches in microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

GD Saratale, RG Saratale, MK Shahid, G Zhen… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are biocatalyzed systems which can drive electrical energy by
directly converting chemical energy using microbial biocatalyst and are considered as one …

The electric picnic: synergistic requirements for exoelectrogenic microbial communities

PD Kiely, JM Regan, BE Logan - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2011 - Elsevier
Characterization of the various microbial populations present in exoelectrogenic biofilms
provides insight into the processes required to convert complex organic matter in …

Recent advancements in the cathodic catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in microbial electrolytic cells

N Savla, M Guin, S Pandit, H Malik, S Khilari… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The microbial electrochemical technology is a foremost viable technology for hydrogen
production from organic matter or wastewater catalyzed by electroactive microorganisms …