Oxygen reduction reaction catalysts used in microbial fuel cells for energy-efficient wastewater treatment: a review

H Yuan, Y Hou, IM Abu-Reesh, J Chen, Z He - Materials Horizons, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) as an energy-efficient wastewater treatment technology have
attracted increasing interest in the past decade. Cathode catalysts for the oxygen reduction …

Electroactive biofilms: current status and future research needs

AP Borole, G Reguera, B Ringeisen… - Energy & …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Electroactive biofilms (EABFs) generated by electrochemically active microorganisms have
many potential applications in bioenergy and chemicals production. Biofilm electroactivity …

Overview on the developments of microbial fuel cells

VB Oliveira, M Simões, LF Melo, A Pinto - Biochemical engineering journal, 2013 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a promising technology for electricity production from a
variety of materials, such as natural organic matter, complex organic waste or renewable …

Cathodes as electron donors for microbial metabolism: which extracellular electron transfer mechanisms are involved?

M Rosenbaum, F Aulenta, M Villano… - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
This review illuminates extracellular electron transfer mechanisms that may be involved in
microbial bioelectrochemical systems with biocathodes. Microbially-catalyzed cathodes are …

Bioelectrochemical system platform for sustainable environmental remediation and energy generation

H Wang, H Luo, PH Fallgren, S Jin, ZJ Ren - Biotechnology Advances, 2015 - Elsevier
The increasing awareness of the energy–environment nexus is compelling the development
of technologies that reduce environmental impacts during energy production as well as …

Electron transfer mechanisms, new applications, and performance of biocathode microbial fuel cells

L Huang, JM Regan, X Quan - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
Broad application of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) requires low cost and high operational
sustainability. Microbial-cathode MFCs, or cathodes using only bacterial catalysts …

A review of microbial desalination cell technology: configurations, optimization and applications

A Al-Mamun, W Ahmad, MS Baawain… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Seawater could be a potential source of freshwater to manage the intensified demand of
drinking water for new generations. The recent techniques for desalination and wastewater …

Electron transfer mechanisms between microorganisms and electrodes in bioelectrochemical systems

SA Patil, C Hägerhäll, L Gorton - Bioanalytical reviews, 2012 - Springer
Microbes have been shown to naturally form veritable electric grids in which different
species acting as electron donors and others acting as electron acceptors cooperate. The …

Microbial catalysis of the oxygen reduction reaction for microbial fuel cells: a review

B Erable, D Féron, A Bergel - ChemSusChem, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The slow kinetics of the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a crucial
bottleneck in the development of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). This article firstly gives an …

Enhanced start-up of anaerobic facultatively autotrophic biocathodes in bioelectrochemical systems

Z Zaybak, JM Pisciotta, JC Tokash, BE Logan - Journal of biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
Biocathodes in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) can be used to convert CO 2 into diverse
organic compounds through a process called microbial electrosynthesis. Unfortunately, start …