Recent advances in the use of different substrates in microbial fuel cells toward wastewater treatment and simultaneous energy recovery

P Pandey, VN Shinde, RL Deopurkar, SP Kale, SA Patil… - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The interest in the use of electroactive microorganisms for different applications by means of
bioelectrochemical systems (BES) has been constantly increasing since the last decade …

Plant microbial fuel cells: A promising biosystems engineering

R Nitisoravut, R Regmi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Conversion of waste to energy via a biological process establishes microbial fuel cells
(MFC) as a prominent source of sustainable energy. MFC has been investigated for …

Long-term operation of microbial electrosynthesis systems improves acetate production by autotrophic microbiomes

CW Marshall, DE Ross, EB Fichot… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Microbial electrosynthesis is the biocathode-driven production of chemicals from CO2 and
has the promise to be a sustainable, carbon-consuming technology. To date, microbial …

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 …

Temporal-spatial changes in viabilities and electrochemical properties of anode biofilms

D Sun, S Cheng, A Wang, F Li… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Sustained current generation by anodic biofilms is a key element for the longevity and
success of bioelectrochemical systems. Over time, however, inactive or dead cells can …

Insights into microbial diversity in wastewater treatment systems: How far have we come?

I Ferrera, O Sanchez - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Biological wastewater treatment processes are based on the exploitation of the concerted
activity of microorganisms. Knowledge on the microbial community structure and the links to …

Efficiently “pumping out” value-added resources from wastewater by bioelectrochemical systems: A review from energy perspectives

S Zou, Z He - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) can accomplish simultaneous wastewater treatment and
resource recovery via interactions between microbes and electrodes. Often deemed as …

Hydrogen production in single chamber microbial electrolysis cells with different complex substrates

N Montpart, L Rago, JA Baeza, A Guisasola - Water Research, 2015 - Elsevier
The use of synthetic wastewater containing carbon sources of different complexity (glycerol,
milk and starch) was evaluated in single chamber microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) for …

Microbial community composition is unaffected by anode potential

X Zhu, MD Yates, MC Hatzell… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
There is great controversy on how different set anode potentials affect the performance of a
bioelectrochemical system (BES). It is often reported that more positive potentials improve …

Methods for understanding microbial community structures and functions in microbial fuel cells: a review

W Zhi, Z Ge, Z He, H Zhang - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) employ microorganisms to recover electric energy from organic
matter. However, fundamental knowledge of electrochemically active bacteria is still …