Electromicrobiology: the ecophysiology of phylogenetically diverse electroactive microorganisms

DR Lovley, DE Holmes - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Electroactive microorganisms markedly affect many environments in which they establish
outer-surface electrical contacts with other cells and minerals or reduce soluble extracellular …

An overview of microbial fuel cell usage in wastewater treatment, resource recovery and energy production

C Munoz-Cupa, Y Hu, C Xu, A Bassi - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment is a high-cost and energy-intensive process not only due to large
amounts of pollutants but also for the large volumes of water to be treated, which are mainly …

A comprehensive review on microbial fuel cell technologies: Processes, utilization, and advanced developments in electrodes and membranes

G Palanisamy, HY Jung, T Sadhasivam… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells have gained great interest as an alternative energy conversion system
for generating bioenergy. As a bioelectrochemical hybrid system, microbial fuel cells …

Microbial fuel cells for bioelectricity production from waste as sustainable prospect of future energy sector

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, KH Ng, AM Papadopoulos, AT Le… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is lauded for its potentials to solve both energy crisis and
environmental pollution. Technologically, it offers the capability to harness electricity from …

Microbial fuel cells: An overview of current technology

AJ Slate, KA Whitehead, DAC Brownson… - … and sustainable energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Research into alternative renewable energy generation is a priority, due to the ever-
increasing concern of climate change. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are one potential avenue …

Overview of electroactive microorganisms and electron transfer mechanisms in microbial electrochemistry

BS Thapa, T Kim, S Pandit, YE Song, YP Afsharian… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electroactive microorganisms acting as microbial electrocatalysts have intrinsic metabolisms
that mediate a redox potential difference between solid electrodes and microbes, leading to …

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 …

A review on recent advancements in bioenergy production using microbial fuel cells

M Ramya, PS Kumar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The generation of energy and its efficient use in industries and agriculture are critical to any
country's growth. A country like India, which is still developing, faces a major challenge in …

The ins and outs of microorganism–electrode electron transfer reactions

A Kumar, LHH Hsu, P Kavanagh, F Barrière… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Electron transfer between microorganisms and an electrode—even across long distances—
enables the former to live by coupling to an electronic circuit. Such a system integrates …

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) power performance improvement through enhanced microbial electrogenicity

M Li, M Zhou, X Tian, C Tan, CT McDaniel… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Within the past 5 years, tremendous advances have been made to maximize the
performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for both “clean” bioenergy production and …