What will happen when microorganisms “meet” photocatalysts and photocatalysis?

Y Deng, Z Li, R Tang, K Ouyang, C Liao… - Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, photocatalytic technology has been widely studied as an environmental
restoration technology and energy production technology to solve the two crises of energy …

A review on semiconductor photocathode in bioelectrochemical systems: Mechanism, limitation, and environmental application

S Rahman, NJ Al Balushi, JK Nayak… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Bio-electrochemical system (BES), a promising green treatment and resource
recovery technique, suffers mainly from the cathodic limitation toward practical application …

Improved dye degradation and simultaneous electricity generation in a photoelectrocatalytic microbial fuel cell equipped with AgBr/CuO hybrid photocathode

T Ahmadpour, S Aber, MG Hosseini - Journal of Power Sources, 2020 - Elsevier
Cathodic degradation of reactive black 5 (RB5) dye with simultaneous power production is
effectively carried out in a dual-chambered photoelectrocatalytic microbial fuel cell (Photo …

Tungsten oxide as electrocatalyst for improved power generation and wastewater treatment in microbial fuel cell

S Das, MM Ghangrekar - Environmental technology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a device that oxidizes the organic matter present in wastewater
and simultaneously generates electricity from it. For practical applications, the power …

Power generation in a bio-photoelectrochemical cell with NiTiO3 as a cathodic photocatalyst

T Ahmadpour, S Aber - Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, nickel (II) titanate (NiTiO 3), a perovskite-type semiconductor, is investigated as
a member of a new generation of cathodic photocatalysts in a dual-chamber microbial fuel …

Photocatalytic degradation of Methylene Blue (MB) dye in aqueous solution by ferroelectric Li1-xTa1-xWxO3 materials

A Benzaouak, I Ellouzi, F Ouanji, N Touach… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, a series of ferroelectricsLi 1-x Ta 1-x W x O 3 materials have been
prepared by a solid-state process, characterized by using XRD, UV− vis spectroscopy and …

Sustainable electricity generation using LiTaO3-Modified Mn2+ ferroelectric photocathode in microbial fuel Cells: Structural insights and enhanced waste …

MEH Hitar, A Benzaouak, NE Touach, H Kharti… - Chemical Physics …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, Li 1-x Mn x/2 TaO 3 photo-electrocatalysts (0≤ x≤ 0.25) were synthesized
using the solid-state reaction. Characterization techniques including XRD, SEM-EDX, UV …

Bioenergy Generation and Wastewater Purification with Li0.95Ta0.76Nb0.19Mg0.15O3 as New Air-Photocathode for MFCs

N Touach, A Benzaouak, J Toyir, A El Hamidi… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
MFC is a promising technology that can be used for simultaneous electricity generation and
wastewater treatment. Power energy generation of a ferroelectric cathodic ceramic, Li0 …

Bioenergy generation and wastewater treatment with nickel pyrophosphate as a novel cathode catalyst in single-chamber microbial fuel cells

H Kharti, N Touach, M El Mahi, L Mouhir, M Fekhaoui… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offer an attractive solution for wastewater treatment integrated
with sustainable energy generation. This study assesses nickel pyrophosphate (Ni 2 P 2 O …

New Application of Polyoxometalate Salts as Cathode Materials in Single Chamber MFC Using Wastewater for Bioenergy Production

F Lachquer, N Touach, A Benzaouak, A Oulmekki… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a promising technology that can be applied in a bifunctional
process in which wastewater treatment is used for renewable electric power generation. In …