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 …

Comparative review of energy storage systems, their roles, and impacts on future power systems

F Nadeem, SMS Hussain, PK Tiwari… - IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is an exciting time for power systems as there are many ground-breaking changes
happening simultaneously. There is a global consensus in increasing the share of …

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 …

Extracellular electron transfer mechanisms between microorganisms and minerals

L Shi, H Dong, G Reguera, H Beyenal, A Lu… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Electrons can be transferred from microorganisms to multivalent metal ions that are
associated with minerals and vice versa. As the microbial cell envelope is neither physically …

A comprehensive review on energy storage systems: Types, comparison, current scenario, applications, barriers, and potential solutions, policies, and future prospects

E Hossain, HMR Faruque, MSH Sunny, N Mohammad… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Driven by global concerns about the climate and the environment, the world is opting for
renewable energy sources (RESs), such as wind and solar. However, RESs suffer from the …

Electricigens in the anode of microbial fuel cells: pure cultures versus mixed communities

Y Cao, H Mu, W Liu, R Zhang, J Guo, M **
countries alone but are the most basic human and environmental necessities all over the …

Advances in microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment

L He, P Du, Y Chen, H Lu, X Cheng, B Chang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Resources scarcity and electricity demand have been dramatically increasing. Wastewater
is recognized as one of resources for water, energy and plant fertilizing nutrients …

Carbon‐based microbial‐fuel‐cell electrodes: from conductive supports to active catalysts

S Li, C Cheng, A Thomas - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have attracted considerable interest due to their potential in
renewable electrical power generation using the broad diversity of biomass and organic …