Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for bioelectrochemical treatment of different wastewater streams

SS Kumar, V Kumar, SK Malyan, J Sharma… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Wastewaters generated from several industrial sources containing organic substrates
present a vital basis for harnessing bioenergy. Aerobic wastewater treatment methods, for …

Current outlook towards feasibility and sustainability of ceramic membranes for practical scalable applications of microbial fuel cells

DA Jadhav, SG Park, T Eisa, AK Mungray… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane cost, long-term stability, and sustainability are major concerns when selecting
membranes in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for scaling-up applications. In recent years, efforts …

Moving towards practical applications of microbial fuel cells for sanitation and resource recovery

DA Jadhav, I Das, MM Ghangrekar, D Pant - Journal of Water Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sanitation is the basic quality index of life and proper sanitation practices play a vital role in
maintaining the hygienic conditions. Use of human waste (urine and faeces) as a substrate …

[HTML][HTML] The implications of membranes used as separators in microbial fuel cells

J Ramirez-Nava, M Martínez-Castrejón… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are electrochemical devices focused on bioenergy generation
and organic matter removal carried out by microorganisms under anoxic environments. In …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced MFC power production and struvite recovery by the addition of sea salts to urine

I Merino-Jimenez, V Celorrio, DJ Fermin, J Greenman… - Water Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Urine is an excellent fuel for electricity generation in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs), especially
with practical implementations in mind. Moreover, urine has a high content in nutrients which …

A critical review of ceramic microbial fuel cell: Economics, long-term operation, scale-up, performances and challenges

SM Daud, ZZ Noor, NSA Mutamim, NH Baharuddin… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a sustainable and renewable technology for applications in
power engineering and wastewater treatment. In double chamber MFC, the anode and …

Recent improvements of ceramic membranes in microbial fuel cells for bioelectricity generation and wastewater remediation: From fundamentals to scale-up …

BR Patel, M Noroozifar, K Kerman - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology is emerging as a promising
bioelectrochemical platform that simultaneously generates bioelectricity and removes …

Harnessing plant microbial fuel cells for resource recovery and methane emission reduction in paddy cultivation

K Kumar, P Manju, S Gajalakshmi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this study is to improve the eco-sustainability of the flooded rice-
based system by integrating a tubular configuration of a plant microbial fuel cell (plant-MFC) …

Urine in bioelectrochemical systems: an overall review

C Santoro, MJS Garcia, XA Walter, J You… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, human urine has been successfully used as an electrolyte and organic
substrate in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) mainly due of its unique properties. Urine …

Resource recovery from paddy field using plant microbial fuel cell

K Kumar, SP Manangath, P Manju, S Gajalakshmi - Process Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
The plant microbial fuel cell (PMFC) is a recently developed energy-generating technology
that supports sustainable agriculture. Design configuration is the key bottleneck in …