Electricity generation and microbial community in a submerged-exchangeable microbial fuel cell system for low-strength domestic wastewater treatment

J Yu, J Seon, Y Park, S Cho, T Lee - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
A submerged type microbial fuel cell (MFC) system, which consisted of six readily
exchangeable air–cathode MFCs, was evaluated for continuous treatment of low-strength …

Effects of anode spacing and flow rate on energy recovery of flat-panel air-cathode microbial fuel cells using domestic wastewater

Y Park, S Park, J Yu, T Lee - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
A flat-panel air-cathode microbial fuel cell (FA-MFC) is known to overcome the low
conductivity and biodegradability of domestic wastewater. This study evaluated the …

Domestic wastewater treatment using multi-electrode continuous flow MFCs with a separator electrode assembly design

Y Ahn, BE Logan - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Treatment of domestic wastewater using microbial fuel cells (MFCs) will require
reactors with multiple electrodes, but this presents unique challenges under continuous flow …

Production of electricity during wastewater treatment using a single chamber microbial fuel cell

H Liu, R Ramnarayanan, BE Logan - Environmental science & …, 2004 - ACS Publications
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been used to produce electricity from different compounds,
including acetate, lactate, and glucose. We demonstrate here that it is also possible to …

Pilot scale microbial fuel cells using air cathodes for producing electricity while treating wastewater

R Rossi, AY Hur, MA Page, AOB Thomas… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) can generate electrical energy from the oxidation of the organic
matter, but they must be demonstrated at large scales, treat real wastewaters, and show the …

Improved performance of air-cathode single-chamber microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment using microfiltration membranes and multiple sludge inoculation

J Sun, Y Hu, Z Bi, Y Cao - Journal of Power Sources, 2009 - Elsevier
Substantial optimization and cost reduction are required before microbial fuel cells (MFCs)
can be practically applied. We show here the performance improvement of an air-cathode …

Microbial fuel cell: Interplay of energy production, wastewater treatment, toxicity assessment with hydraulic retention time

AC Sorgato, TC Jeremias, FL Lobo, FR Lapolli - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) operation under similar conditions to conventional methods will
support the use of this technology in large-scale wastewater treatment. The operation of …

Effect of configurations, bacterial adhesion, and anode surface area on performance of microbial fuel cells used for treatment of synthetic wastewater

S Ahmed, E Rozaik, H Abdelhalim - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2015 - Springer
This study shows the effects of various conditions on performance of microbial fuel cells
(MFCs) used to treat synthetic wastewater that contained glucose. The conditions included …

Performance of membrane-less microbial fuel cell treating wastewater and effect of electrode distance and area on electricity production

MM Ghangrekar, VB Shinde - Bioresource technology, 2007 - Elsevier
Performance of mediator-less and membrane-less microbial fuel cell (ML–MFC) was
evaluated to treat synthetic wastewater and actual sewage. The ML–MFC gave COD and …

Effect of substrate type and concentration on the performance of a double chamber microbial fuel cell

Z Ullah, S Zeshan - Water Science and Technology, 2020 - iwaponline.com
The microbial fuel cell (MFC) provides new opportunities for energy generation and
wastewater treatment through conversion of organic matter into electricity by electrogenic …