Bio-electrochemical frameworks governing microbial fuel cell performance: technical bottlenecks and proposed solutions
Rehab H. Mahmoud, O. Gomaa, Rabeay Y. A. Hassan
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100% confidenceMFC research with economic-social focus on economic, medical, educational. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are recognized as a future technology with a unique ability to exploit metabolic activities ...
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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are recognized as a future technology with a unique ability to exploit metabolic activities of living microorganisms for simultaneous conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy. This technology holds the promise to offer sustained innovations and continuous development towards many different applications and value-added production that extends beyond electricity generation, such as water desalination, wastewater treatment, heavy metal removal, bio-hydrogen production, volatile fatty acid production and biosensors. Despite these advantages, MFCs still face technical challenges in terms of low power and current density, limiting their use to powering only small-scale devices. Description of some of these challenges and their proposed solutions is demanded if MFCs are applied on a large or commercial scale. On the other hand, the slow oxygen reduction process (ORR) in the cathodic compartment is a major roadblock in the commercialization of fuel cells for energy conversion. Thus, the scope of this review article addresses the main technical challenges of MFC operation and provides different practical approaches based on different attempts reported over the years.
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- 2022