Microbial Electrolysis Cells for High Yield Hydrogen Gas Production from Organic Matter
Water Technology (Australia) · University of Queensland · +1 more institution
Abstract
The use of electrochemically active bacteria to break down organic matter, combined with the addition of a small voltage (> 0.2 V in practice) in specially designed microbial electrolysis cells (MECs), can result in a high yield of hydrogen gas. While microbial electrolysis was invented only a few years ago, rapid developments have led to hydrogen yields approaching 100%, energy yields based on electrical energy input many times greater than that possible by water electrolysis, and increased gas production rates. MECs used to make hydrogen gas are similar in design to microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that produce electricity, but there are important differences in architecture and analytical methods used to…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 43.75
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 52
Authors
7- BEBruce E. LoganCorresponding
Water Technology (Australia), University of Queensland, Pennsylvania State University
- DFDouglas F. Call
University of Queensland, Pennsylvania State University, Water Technology (Australia)
- SCShaoan Cheng
Water Technology (Australia), University of Queensland, Pennsylvania State University
- HHH.V.M. Hamelers
University of Queensland, Pennsylvania State University, Water Technology (Australia)
- TSTom Sleutels
Water Technology (Australia), Pennsylvania State University, University of Queensland
Topics & keywords
- Electrolysis
- Power to gas
- Microbial fuel cell
- Renewable energy
- Hydrogen production
- Microbial electrolysis cell
- Electrolysis of water
- Organic matter