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Jalili P, Ala A, Nazari P, Jalili B, Ganji DD. A comprehensive review of microbial fuel cells considering materials, methods, structures, and microorganisms. Heliyon 2024; 10:e25439. [PMID: 38371992 PMCID: PMC10873675 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are promising for generating renewable energy from organic matter and efficient wastewater treatment. Ensuring their practical viability requires meticulous optimization and precise design. Among the critical components of MFCs, the membrane separator plays a pivotal role in segregating the anode and cathode chambers. Recent investigations have shed light on the potential benefits of membrane-less MFCs in enhancing power generation. However, it is crucial to recognize that such configurations can adversely impact the electrocatalytic activity of anode microorganisms due to increased substrate and oxygen penetration, leading to decreased coulombic efficiency. Therefore, when selecting a membrane for MFCs, it is essential to consider key factors such as internal resistance, substrate loss, biofouling, and oxygen diffusion. Addressing these considerations carefully allows researchers to advance the performance and efficiency of MFCs, facilitating their practical application in sustainable energy production and wastewater treatment. Accelerated substrate penetration could also lead to cathode clogging and bacterial inactivation, reducing the MFC's efficiency. Overall, the design and optimization of MFCs, including the selection and use of membranes, are vital for their practical application in renewable energy generation and wastewater treatment. Further research is necessary to overcome the challenges of MFCs without a membrane and to develop improved membrane materials for MFCs. This review article aims to compile comprehensive information about all constituents of the microbial fuel cell, providing practical insights for researchers examining various variables in microbial fuel cell research.
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- Payam Jalili
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, P.O. Box 484, Babol, Iran
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Sharif HMA, Farooq M, Hussain I, Ali M, Mujtaba M, Sultan M, Yang B. Recent innovations for scaling up microbial fuel cell systems: Significance of physicochemical factors for electrodes and membranes materials. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2021.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Lin CW, Chen J, Zhao J, Liu SH, Lin LC. Enhancement of power generation with concomitant removal of toluene from artificial groundwater using a mini microbial fuel cell with a packed-composite anode. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 387:121717. [PMID: 31767505 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Composite beads are packed in the anode chamber of a microbial fuel cell (MFC), providing more area for microbial attachment and growth, increasing the efficiency of removal of toluene from toluene-contaminated groundwater. The composite beads were fabricated by integrating carbon coke (CC) with a relatively large specific surface area to which microorganisms easily adhere with conductive carbon black (CCB), which has low electrical resistance. Since the advantages of both are complementary, the power generation of MFC is improved. The single layer-packed anode MFC (SP-MFC) completely degraded 200 mg L-1 of toluene - 2.3 times faster than the non-packed anode MFC (NP-MFC). The high power density (44.9 mW m-3) and oxidation peak (1 mA), with low internal resistance (207 Ω) revealed that SP effectively improved the power generation efficiency. A composition ratio (CRCCB:CC) of composite beads of one to two yielded the best performance with a removal efficiency of 100 % - 76 % faster than CC. The closed circuit voltage of CR1:2 MFC reached 340 mV, which was 16 times that of CC; the power density and oxidation peak reached 103 mW m-3 and 1.38 mA, respectively. Therefore, CR1:2 effectively increased the overall removal efficiency and power generation of the MFC.
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- Chi-Wen Lin
- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123 University Rd., Sec. 3, Douliu, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan, ROC; National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Feng Tay Distinguished Professor, Taiwan, ROC
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123 University Rd., Sec. 3, Douliu, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123 University Rd., Sec. 3, Douliu, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan, ROC
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Prado P, Mayen M, Silva G, Duarte I. Using Matlab's wavelet toolbox to compare electric signals outputted by microbial fuel cells. SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2019.100285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mohamed HO, Obaid M, Sayed ET, Abdelkareem MA, Park M, Liu Y, Kim HY, Barakat NAM. Graphite Sheets as High-Performance Low-Cost Anodes for Microbial Fuel Cells Using Real Food Wastewater. Chem Eng Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201700058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hend Omar Mohamed
- Chonbuk National University; Bionanosystem Engineering Department; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
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- Chonbuk National University; Bionanosystem Engineering Department; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
- Minia University; Chemical Engineering Department; Faculty of Engineering; Misr Aswan Agricultural Rd. 61519 Minia Egypt
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- Minia University; Chemical Engineering Department; Faculty of Engineering; Misr Aswan Agricultural Rd. 61519 Minia Egypt
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- Minia University; Chemical Engineering Department; Faculty of Engineering; Misr Aswan Agricultural Rd. 61519 Minia Egypt
- University of Sharjah; Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering; 27272 Sharjah United Arab Emirates
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- Chonbuk National University; Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
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- Chonbuk National University; Advanced Materials Institute for BIN Convergence; Department of BIN Convergence Technology; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
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- Chonbuk National University; Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
- Chonbuk National University; Advanced Materials Institute for BIN Convergence; Department of BIN Convergence Technology; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
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- Minia University; Chemical Engineering Department; Faculty of Engineering; Misr Aswan Agricultural Rd. 61519 Minia Egypt
- Chonbuk National University; Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
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Chen J, Zhang L, Hu Y, Huang W, Niu Z, Sun J. Bacterial community shift and incurred performance in response to in situ microbial self-assembly graphene and polarity reversion in microbial fuel cell. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 241:220-227. [PMID: 28570887 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this work, bacterial community shift and incurred performance of graphene modified bioelectrode (GM-BE) in microbial fuel cell (MFC) were illustrated by high throughput sequencing technology and electrochemical analysis. The results showed that Firmicutes occupied 48.75% in graphene modified bioanode (GM-BA), while Proteobacteria occupied 62.99% in graphene modified biocathode (GM-BC), both were dominant bacteria in phylum level respectively. Typical exoelectrogens, including Geobacter, Clostridium, Pseudomonas, Geothrix and Hydrogenophaga, were counted 26.66% and 17.53% in GM-BA and GM-BC. GM-BE was tended to decrease the bacterial diversity and enrich the dominant species. Because of the enrichment of exoelectrogens and excellent electrical conductivity of graphene, the maximum power density of MFC with GM-BA and GM-BC increased 33.1% and 21.6% respectively, and the transfer resistance decreased 83.8% and 73.6% compared with blank bioelectrode. This study aimed to enrich the microbial study in MFC and broaden the development and application for bioelectrode.
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- Junfeng Chen
- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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