Anode biomass rather than soluble organic matter is fuel for electricity production in microbial fuel cell at longer hydraulic retention time

F Tanaka, L Xie, Y Ishii, S Kawasaki… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel method for independently calculating organic matter (OM)
removal and electricity generation in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) treating sewage. This …

Effective strategies for anode surface modification for power harvesting and industrial wastewater treatment using microbial fuel cells

HO Mohamed, ET Sayed, H Cho, M Park… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigates three different strategies for anode surface treatment by doping
superficial nitrogen groups on the anode surfaces of carbon cloth (CC) and carbon paper …

Electrochemical losses and its role in power generation of microbial fuel cells

K Gunaseelan, S Gajalakshmi, SK Kamaraj… - … Systems: Vol. 1 …, 2020 - Springer
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) is an emergent source of renewable energy technology, where the
microbes are incorporated in an electrochemical system with organic loads, for controlled …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemical insight into the use of microbial fuel cells for bioelectricity generation and wastewater treatment

AN Tabish, I Farhat, M Irshad, MA Hussain, M Usman… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology is anticipated to be a practical alternative to the
activated sludge technique for treating domestic and industrial effluents. The relevant …

Anode macrostructures influence electricity generation in microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment

Y Ishii, M Miyahara, K Watanabe - Journal of bioscience and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are devices that exploit microbes for generating electricity from
organic substrates, including waste biomass and wastewater pollutants. MFCs have the …

Interplay of anode, cathode, and current in microbial fuel cells: implications for wastewater treatment

ZA Stoll, J Dolfing, ZJ Ren, P Xu - Energy Technology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The anode and cathode potentials determine the overall performance of a microbial fuel cell
(MFC). Thus far, research has focused on understanding the performance of individual …

Bioelectricity generation in continuously-fed microbial fuel cell: effects of anode electrode material and hydraulic retention time

D Akman, K Cirik, S Ozdemir, B Ozkaya, O Cinar - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
The main aim of this study is to investigate the bioelectricity production in continuously-fed
dual chambered microbial fuel cell (MFC). Initially, MFC was operated with different anode …

Improved performance of microbial fuel cells enriched with natural microbial inocula and treated by electrical current

H Lin, X Wu, C Miller, J Zhu - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2013 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are increasingly attracting attention as a sustainable technology
as they convert chemical energy in organic wastes to electricity. In this study, the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Cathode assessment for maximizing current generation in microbial fuel cells utilizing bioethanol effluent as substrate

G Sun, A Thygesen, AS Meyer - Energies, 2016 - mdpi.com
Implementation of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for electricity production requires effective
current generation from waste products via robust cathode reduction. Three cathode types …

Factors affecting current production in microbial fuel cells using different industrial wastewaters

SB Velasquez-Orta, IM Head, TP Curtis, K Scott - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
This study evaluated how different types of industrial wastewaters (bakery, brewery, paper
and dairy) affect the performance of identical microbial fuel cells (MFCs); and the microbial …