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 …

A review on carbon and non-precious metal based cathode catalysts in microbial fuel cells

SG Peera, T Maiyalagan, C Liu, S Ashmath… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells, an emerging technology has been paid a great attention in recent years,
due to its unique advantages in treating wastewater to portable water, together with the …

Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems

JR Varcoe, P Atanassov, DR Dekel… - Energy & …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This article provides an up-to-date perspective on the use of anion-exchange membranes in
fuel cells, electrolysers, redox flow batteries, reverse electrodialysis cells, and …

Enhanced cathodic oxygen reduction and power production of microbial fuel cell based on noble‐metal‐free electrocatalyst derived from metal‐organic frameworks

S You, X Gong, W Wang, D Qi, X Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) can generate electricity from organic substances based on anodic
electrochemically active microorganisms and cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) …

Recent progress and perspectives in microbial fuel cells for bioenergy generation and wastewater treatment

FJ Hernández-Fernández, AP De Los Ríos… - Fuel Processing …, 2015 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) use bacteria to convert the chemical energy of a particular
substrate contained in wastewater into electrical energy. This is achieved when bacteria …

Sewage sludge biochar as an efficient catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in an microbial fuel cell

Y Yuan, T Yuan, D Wang, J Tang, S Zhou - Bioresource Technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge (SS) biochars have been prepared under an inert atmosphere at different
temperatures. Morphologic and chemical analyses reveal that the surface of the biochar …

Progress of air-breathing cathode in microbial fuel cells

Z Wang, GD Mahadevan, Y Wu, F Zhao - Journal of Power Sources, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an emerging technology to produce green energy and vanquish
the effects of environmental contaminants. Cathodic reactions are vital for high electrical …

Long‐term performance of chemically and physically modified activated carbons in air cathodes of microbial fuel cells

X Zhang, D Pant, F Zhang, J Liu, W He… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Activated carbon (AC) is a low‐cost and effective catalyst for oxygen reduction in air
cathodes of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), but its performance must be maintained over time …

[HTML][HTML] Metal-free nitrogen-doped carbon-based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cells: advances, challenges, and future directions

SM Parsa, Z Chen, S Feng, Y Yang, L Luo, HH Ngo… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
One of the major obstacles to microbial fuel cell (MFC) development is the design of high-
performance, durable, and cost-effective electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction …

Synthesizing nitrogen-doped activated carbon and probing its active sites for oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cells

B Zhang, Z Wen, S Ci, S Mao, J Chen… - ACS applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Cost-effective cathode catalysts are critical to the development of microbial fuel cell (MFC)
technology. Herein, a synthesis route is presented to improve the nitrogen content and …