Recent advances in the separators for microbial fuel cells

WW Li, GP Sheng, XW Liu, HQ Yu - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
Separator plays an important role in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Despite of the rapid
development of separators in recent years, there are remaining barriers such as proton …

[HTML][HTML] The implications of membranes used as separators in microbial fuel cells

J Ramirez-Nava, M Martínez-Castrejón… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are electrochemical devices focused on bioenergy generation
and organic matter removal carried out by microorganisms under anoxic environments. In …

Ion exchange membranes as separators in microbial fuel cells for bioenergy conversion: a comprehensive review

JX Leong, WRW Daud, M Ghasemi, KB Liew… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The urgent need to address the twin problems of the modern world, energy insecurity
caused by fossil fuel depletion and climate change caused by global warming from carbon …

Low-cost separators for enhanced power production and field application of microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

S Kondaveeti, J Lee, R Kakarla, HS Kim, B Min - Electrochimica Acta, 2014 - Elsevier
New and different separators were investigated as alternatives to well-known ion exchange
separators such as Nafion and Cation Exchange membrane (CMI). In polarization tests, the …

Separator characteristics for increasing performance of microbial fuel cells

X Zhang, S Cheng, X Wang, X Huang… - … science & technology, 2009 - ACS Publications
Two challenges for improving the performance of air cathode, single-chamber microbial fuel
cells (MFCs) include increasing Coulombic efficiency (CE) and decreasing internal …

Recent innovations for scaling up microbial fuel cell systems: Significance of physicochemical factors for electrodes and membranes materials

HMA Sharif, M Farooq, I Hussain, M Ali… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Unlimited energy demand and rapid urbane development are major deriving
forces to generate bioelectricity through microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and have been a hot …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of microbial fuel cells considering materials, methods, structures, and microorganisms

P Jalili, A Ala, P Nazari, B Jalili, DD Ganji - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are promising for generating renewable energy from organic
matter and efficient wastewater treatment. Ensuring their practical viability requires …

Membranes for microbial fuel cells

S Dharmalingam, V Kugarajah, M Sugumar - Microbial electrochemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
This chapter introduces the membranes used in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The chapter
begins by providing a brief introduction on fuel cells and its types. Following the components …

Ion transport in microbial fuel cells: key roles, theory and critical review

M Oliot, S Galier, HR de Balmann, A Bergel - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offer the possibility to convert the chemical energy contained in
low-cost organic matter directly into electrical energy. Nevertheless, in the current state of …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial fuel cell construction features and application for sustainable wastewater treatment

H Roy, TU Rahman, N Tasnim, J Arju, MM Rafid… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a system that can generate electricity by harnessing
microorganisms' metabolic activity. MFCs can be used in wastewater treatment plants since …