Progress in microbial fuel cell technology for wastewater treatment and energy harvesting

H Gul, W Raza, J Lee, M Azam, M Ashraf, KH Kim - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The global energy crisis has stimulated the development of various forms of green energy
technology such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that can be applied synergistically and …

Microbial fuel cells: An overview of current technology

AJ Slate, KA Whitehead, DAC Brownson… - … and sustainable energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Research into alternative renewable energy generation is a priority, due to the ever-
increasing concern of climate change. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are one potential avenue …

Agricultural waste and wastewater as feedstock for bioelectricity generation using microbial fuel cells: Recent advances

S Pandit, N Savla, JM Sonawane, AMD Sani, PK Gupta… - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, there has been a significant accumulation of waste in the environment, and it
is expected that this accumulation may increase in the years to come. Waste disposal has …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria and their applications in environmental biotechnology for sustainable Resource recovery

DM George, AS Vincent, HR Mackey - Biotechnology reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (APB) are a phylogenetically diverse group of organisms
that can harness solar energy for their growth and metabolism. These bacteria vary broadly …

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 …

Comparative review on microbial electrochemical technologies for resource recovery from wastewater towards circular economy and carbon neutrality

S Deng, C Wang, HH Ngo, W Guo, N You, H Tang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Newly arising concepts such as the circular economy and carbon neutrality motivate
resource recovery from wastewater. This paper reviews and discusses state-of-the-art …

Z-scheme MoO3 anchored-hexagonal rod like ZnO/Zn photoanode for effective wastewater treatment, copper reduction accompanied with electricity production in …

SM Lam, JC Sin, H Zeng, H Lin, H Li, Z Qin… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents a sunlight-powered photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) which can directly
produce electricity with synchronized oxidative degradation of organics and reductive …

Electricity production enhancement in a constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell system for treating saline wastewater

F Xu, D Ouyang, ER Rene, HY Ng, L Guo, Y Zhu… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of constructed wetlands in combination with microbial fuel cells (CW-MFC) to treat
saline wastewater may enhance electricity production by increasing the ionic strength …

Performance of exoelectrogenic bacteria used in microbial desalination cell technology

L Guang, DA Koomson, H Jingyu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The tri-functional purpose of Microbial Desalination Cell (MDC) has shown a great promise
in our current scarcity of water, an increase in water pollution and the high cost of electricity …

New insight into selective Na+ stress on acidogenic fermentation of waste activated sludge from microbial perspective: Hydrolase secretion, fermentative bacteria …

H Pang, Q Jiao, L An, T Yang, J He, B Xie… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) production was facilitated in Na+ assistant anaerobic
fermentation of waste activated sludge, whereas the relevant micro-ecosystem …