A comprehensive review of microbial electrolysis cells (MEC) reactor designs and configurations for sustainable hydrogen gas production
National University of Malaysia · Universiti Putra Malaysia · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Hydrogen gas has tremendous potential as an environmentally acceptable energy carrier for vehicles. A cutting edge technology called a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) can achieve sustainable and clean hydrogen production from a wide range of renewable biomass and wastewaters. Enhancing the hydrogen production rate and lowering the energy input are the main challenges of MEC technology. MEC reactor design is one of the crucial factors which directly influence on hydrogen and current production rate in MECs. The rector design is also a key factor to up-scaling. Traditional MEC designs incorporated membranes, but it was recently shown that membrane-free designs can lead to both high hydrogen recoveries and…
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- 15.87
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6Topics & keywords
- Microbial electrolysis cell
- Hydrogen production
- Reactor design
- Hydrogen
- Renewable energy
- Process engineering
- Energy carrier
- Power to gas