Advances in microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment

L He, P Du, Y Chen, H Lu, X Cheng, B Chang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Resources scarcity and electricity demand have been dramatically increasing. Wastewater
is recognized as one of resources for water, energy and plant fertilizing nutrients …

Potential applications of algae in the cathode of microbial fuel cells for enhanced electricity generation with simultaneous nutrient removal and algae biorefinery …

CN Reddy, HTH Nguyen, MT Noori, B Min - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Production of biofuels and other value-added products from wastewater along with quality
treatment is an uttermost necessity to achieve environmental sustainability and promote bio …

Enhanced anaerobic degradation of organic pollutants in a soil microbial fuel cell

DY Huang, SG Zhou, Q Chen, B Zhao, Y Yuan… - Chemical engineering …, 2011 - Elsevier
The anaerobic degradation of organic pollutants is generally slower than under aerobic
conditions. With the aim of in situ remediation of anoxic soils contaminated with organic …

Biofouling effects on the performance of microbial fuel cells and recent advances in biotechnological and chemical strategies for mitigation

MT Noori, MM Ghangrekar, CK Mukherjee… - Biotechnology advances, 2019 - Elsevier
The occurrence of biofouling in MFC can cause severe problems such as hindering proton
transfer and increasing the ohmic and charge transfer resistance of cathodes, which results …

Carbon nanotube powders as electrode modifier to enhance the activity of anodic biofilm in microbial fuel cells

P Liang, H Wang, X Xia, X Huang, Y Mo, X Cao… - Biosensors and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotube (CNT) is a promising electrode material and has been used as an anode
modifier in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). In this study, a new method of simultaneously adding …

Floating microbial fuel cells as energy harvesters for signal transmission from natural water bodies

A Schievano, A Colombo, M Grattieri, SP Trasatti… - Journal of Power …, 2017 - Elsevier
A new type of floating microbial fuel cell (fMFC) was developed for power supply of remote
environmental sensors and data transmission. Ten operating fMFCs generated a cell …

Arsenite oxidation and removal driven by a bio-electro-Fenton process under neutral pH conditions

XQ Wang, CP Liu, Y Yuan, F Li - Journal of hazardous materials, 2014 - Elsevier
The iron-catalyzed oxidation of arsenite (As (III)) associated with Fenton or Fenton-like
reactions is one of the most efficient arsenic removal methods. However, the conventional …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-low-power energy harvester for microbial fuel cells and its application to environmental sensing and long-range wireless data transmission

T Yamashita, T Hayashi, H Iwasaki, M Awatsu… - Journal of Power …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are attracting considerable attention because they can produce
renewable energy from organic matter. To extract useable energy from MFCs, a suitable …

Effect of submerged and floating cathodes on sustainable bioelectricity generation and benthic nutrient removal in sediment microbial fuel cells

NNM Noor, NI Oktavitri, K Kim - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFC) are a potential alternative for benthic sediment
remediation in bioelectricity generation. The cathodic oxygen reduction rate is an important …

Sediment microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment: challenges and opportunities

B Xu, Z Ge, Z He - Environmental Science: Water Research & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) have been intensively investigated for the harvest of
energy from natural sediment, but studies of their application for wastewater treatment …