Current challenges and future perspectives associated with configuration of microbial fuel cell for simultaneous energy generation and wastewater treatment

M Hassan, S Kanwal, RS Singh, MA SA… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental eutrophication of untreated heavy wastewater by industries and urban
centers is a very serious concern for environmental protection agencies. Microbial Fuel Cell …

Modification on biochars for applications: A research update

WH Huang, DJ Lee, C Huang - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochars are the solid product of biomass under pyrolysis or gasification treatment, whose
wholesale prices are lower than commercial activated carbons and other fine materials now …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing scale-up challenges and enhancement in performance of hydrogen-producing microbial electrolysis cell through electrode modifications

SG Park, PP Rajesh, YU Sim, DA Jadhav, MT Noori… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioelectrohydrogenesis using a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) is a promising technology
for simultaneous hydrogen production and wastewater treatment which uses electrogenic …

Recent advances in nanostructured vanadium oxides and composites for energy conversion

M Liu, B Su, Y Tang, X Jiang… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Vanadium oxides are known for their multioxidation states and diverse crystalline structures.
Owing to their excellent interactions with molecules or ions, outstanding catalytic activities …

A review on carbon and non-precious metal based cathode catalysts in microbial fuel cells

SG Peera, T Maiyalagan, C Liu, S Ashmath… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells, an emerging technology has been paid a great attention in recent years,
due to its unique advantages in treating wastewater to portable water, together with the …

Recent progress of graphene based nanomaterials in bioelectrochemical systems

AG Olabi, T Wilberforce, ET Sayed, K Elsaid… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of graphene (Gr) to microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and microbial electrolysis cell
(MECs) is considered a very promising approach in terms of enhancing their performance …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable biochar as an electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cells

S Li, SH Ho, T Hua, Q Zhou, F Li, J Tang - Green Energy & Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have gained remarkable attention as a novel wastewater
treatment that simultaneously generates electricity. The low activity of the oxygen reduction …

Nitrogen-doped biochar derived from watermelon rind as oxygen reduction catalyst in air cathode microbial fuel cells

K Zhong, M Li, Y Yang, H Zhang, B Zhang, J Tang… - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Cathodic electrocatalyst is critical to the performance of microbial fuel cells. Developing cost-
effective and efficient catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction is therefore an important step …

Electricity generation and microbial community of single-chamber microbial fuel cells in response to Cu2O nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide as cathode catalyst

S Xin, J Shen, G Liu, Q Chen, Z Xiao, G Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal oxides supported on carbonaceous substrates hold a wide application prospect in
replace of Pt-based cathode catalyst for improving performance of microbial fuel cells …

Recent advances in cathode materials and configurations for upgrading methane in bioelectrochemical systems integrated with anaerobic digestion

MT Noori, MT Vu, RB Ali, B Min - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Methane enrichment in anaerobic digestion (AD) is definitely required to enhance the
calorific value of biogas to ensure its application as an off-grid energy source …