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This paper provides an electrochemical perspective on the study and development of Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs), highlighting the importance of understanding the electrochemical processes occurring at the anode and cathode. The authors discuss various techniques used to investigate MFC performance, including electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and chronoamperometry. These techniques enable researchers to elucidate the underlying mechanisms governing MFC operation and optimize their performance.

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Abstract

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent a clean and renewable energy resource. To date, power generation in MFCs is severely limited. In order to improve performance, a wide range of techniques have been utilised for a fundamental scientific understanding of the components and processes and also to investigate MFC performance bottlenecks. In this tutorial review, we discuss the electrochemical/electroanalytical techniques employed in recent MFC studies and discusses the principles, experimental implementation, data processing requirements, capabilities, and weaknesses of these techniques.

Keywords

Microbial fuel cellBiochemical engineeringRenewable energyProcess engineeringResource (disambiguation)Perspective (graphical)

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DOI
10.1039/b819866g
PubMed
19551173
Journal
Chemical Society Reviews
Year
2009