Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review
University of New Mexico · University of Bologna · +5 more institutions
Abstract
In the past 10-15 years, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has captured the attention of the scientific community for the possibility of transforming organic waste directly into electricity through microbially catalyzed anodic, and microbial/enzymatic/abiotic cathodic electrochemical reactions. In this review, several aspects of the technology are considered. Firstly, a brief history of abiotic to biological fuel cells and subsequently, microbial fuel cells is presented. Secondly, the development of the concept of microbial fuel cell into a wider range of derivative technologies, called bioelectrochemical systems, is described introducing briefly microbial electrolysis cells, microbial desalination…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 99.25
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 467
Authors
4- CSCarlo SantoroCorresponding
University of New Mexico
- CACatia ArbizzaniCorresponding
University of Bologna
- BEBenjamin ErableCorresponding
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique
- IIIoannis IeropoulosCorresponding
University of the West of England, Bristol Robotics Laboratory
Topics & keywords
- Microbial fuel cell
- Microbial electrolysis cell
- Shewanella oneidensis
- Anode
- Electrosynthesis
- Electrolysis
- Nanotechnology
- Electrochemical energy conversion
- Affordable and clean energy