Suppressing methane production to boost high-purity hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells

K He, W Li, L Tang, W Li, S Lv… - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen gas (H2) is an attractive fuel carrier due to its high specific enthalpy; moreover, it
is a clean source of energy because in the combustion reaction with oxygen (O2) it produces …

Carbon-based materials as highly efficient catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction in microbial electrolysis cells: mechanisms, methods, and perspectives

L Xu, W Li, J Luo, L Chen, K He, D Ma, S Lv… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing sustainable hydrogen production by efficient conversion technologies is vital to
address environmental and energy challenges. Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) can …

Membrane electrolysis distillation for volatile fatty acids extraction from pH-neutral fermented wastewater

S Lu, A McGaughey, S Im, Y Liu, X Wang, A Leininger… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) serve as building blocks for a wide range of chemicals, but it is
difficult to extract VFAs from pH-neutral wastewater using evaporation methods because of …

Influence of nanomaterials and other factors on biohydrogen production rates in microbial electrolysis cells—a review

NK Abd-Elrahman, N Al-Harbi, Y Al-Hadeethi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial Electrolysis Cells (MECs) are one of the bioreactors that have been used to
produce bio-hydrogen by biological methods. The objective of this comprehensive review is …

Hierarchically porous structure based on humic acid endogenous modified carbon electrodes for microbial electrochemical system energy recovery and electroactive …

Y Zhu, L Zhang, R Gu, Y Tian, D Liang, W He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The microbial electrochemical system (MES) holds promise for in synchronously wastewater
treatment and resource utilization, yet it is hampered by suboptimal electron transfer …

Molybdenum as cathode materials: Paving the way for sustainable biohydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells

MB Bahari, CR Mamat, AA Jalil, NS Hassan… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) have garnered significant attention for their potential in
sustainable hydrogen production and wastewater treatment. Due to their unique …

Electron-pool promotes interfacial electron transfer efficiency between pyrogenic carbon and anodic microbes

D Liang, W He, C Li, G Liu, Z Li, F Wang, Y Yu… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Relying on surface functional groups and graphitized structure, pyrogenic carbon (PC) was
reported to facilitate microbial extracellular electron transfer (EET), which plays a crucial role …

Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Catalytic Activity of Ni3Mo3N-MoO2-NiO Nanoparticles via Synergistic Effect

B Peng, J Hao, Z Tian, Q Xu, C Ma, G Liu, Y Shi… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Owing to the unique conductivity and catalytic activity, bimetallic nitrides are regarded as
applicable catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), but practical progress is restricted …

N-doped macroporous carbon loading Mo2C as cathode electrocatalyst of hybrid neutral-alkaline microbial electrolysis cells for H2 generation

C Rao, Z Zhao, Z Wen, Q Xu, K Chen, T Zhang, S Ci - Electrochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) show promise in energy-effective hydrogen (H 2)
production by harvesting electric energy from wastewater, while the implementation of such …

Microbial Water Electrolysis Cells for Efficient Wastewater Treatment and H2 Production

X Dong, D Pang, G Luo, X Zhu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The world is facing severe environmental pollution and energy shortages. Microbial
electrolysis cells (MECs) provide a promising solution by producing H2 from wastewater …