[HTML][HTML] Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review

C Santoro, C Arbizzani, B Erable, I Ieropoulos - Journal of power sources, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In the past 10–15 years, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has captured the
attention of the scientific community for the possibility of transforming organic waste directly …

Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC): Strengths, weaknesses and research needs from electrochemical engineering standpoint

R Rousseau, L Etcheverry, E Roubaud, R Basséguy… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) produce hydrogen at the cathode associated with the
oxidation of organic matter at the anode. This technology can produce hydrogen by …

Performance and inorganic fouling of a submergible 255 L prototype microbial fuel cell module during continuous long-term operation with real municipal wastewater …

H Hiegemann, T Littfinski, S Krimmler, M Lübken… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract A submergible 255 L prototype MFC module was operated under practical
conditions with municipal wastewater having a large share in industrial discharges for 98 …

Ion transport in microbial fuel cells: key roles, theory and critical review

M Oliot, S Galier, HR de Balmann, A Bergel - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offer the possibility to convert the chemical energy contained in
low-cost organic matter directly into electrical energy. Nevertheless, in the current state of …

Iron based catalysts from novel low-cost organic precursors for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction in neutral media microbial fuel cells

C Santoro, A Serov, L Stariha, M Kodali… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Two iron-based platinum group metal-free catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
were synthesized from novel and low cost organic precursors named niclosamide and …

Enhanced oxygen reduction upon Ag/Fe co-doped UiO-66-NH2-derived porous carbon as bacteriostatic catalysts in microbial fuel cells

K Zhong, L Huang, H Li, Y Dai, H Zhang, R Yang… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
As a promising energy storage/conversion technology, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) is
generally restricted by the biofouling on the cathode and the sluggish kinetics of oxygen …

Weak electricigens: a new avenue for bioelectrochemical research

LE Doyle, E Marsili - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Electroactivity appears to be a phylogenetically diverse trait independent of cell wall
classification, with both Gram-negative and Gram-positive electricigens reported. While …

Air breathing cathodes for microbial fuel cell using Mn-, Fe-, Co-and Ni-containing platinum group metal-free catalysts

M Kodali, C Santoro, A Serov, S Kabir, K Artyushkova… - Electrochimica …, 2017 - Elsevier
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the major factors that is limiting the overall
performance output of microbial fuel cells (MFC). In this study, Platinum Group Metal-free …

Microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment as power plant in smart grids: Utopia or reality?

GJ Tsekouras, PM Deligianni, FD Kanellos… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have undergone great technological development in the last 20
years, but very little has been done to commercialize them. The simultaneous power …

Influences of dissolved oxygen concentration on biocathodic microbial communities in microbial fuel cells

L Rago, P Cristiani, F Villa, S Zecchin, A Colombo… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dissolved oxygen (DO) at cathodic interface is a critical factor influencing microbial fuel cells
(MFC) performance. In this work, three MFCs were operated with cathode under different DO …