MFCs as biosensor, bioreactor and bioremediator

Pietrelli, Andrea; Bavasso, Irene; Lovecchio, Nicola; Ferrara, Vincenzo; Allard, Bruno

doi:10.1109/iwasi.2019.8791412

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“…RP measurements were performed at a steady state. A custom electronic analyzer dedicated to microbial fuel cells was also used [12] to obtain a complete electrical characterization of the L-MFCs. This measurement tool allowed complete electrical characterization of the L-MFCs through analysis of the charge and discharge phases of MFCs, with accurate determination of the values of voltage (V), power density (W/m 2 ), and current density (A/m 2 ).…”

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“…In order to optimise energy production in MFCs, it is crucial to carefully examine these parameters while constructing and operating MFCs. 1,3,41,[50][51][52][53][54][55] MFCs generate energy from a variety of rened and unre-ned substrates, including domestic and industrial wastewater, molasses, dairy, oil reneries, textile dye industry, tannery, breweries, food industry e.g., chocolate making, paper industry, etc. 1,56,57 MFCs may be utilized for a variety of applications, such as biosensors, environmental monitoring, [58][59][60][61] onsite power production in remote regions and removing contaminants from groundwater in addition to wastewater treatment and energy production.…”

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“…In order to optimise energy production in MFCs, it is crucial to carefully examine these parameters while constructing and operating MFCs. 1,3,41,50–55…”

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Nanocomposite use in MFCs: a state of the art review

Kordek-Khalil,

Altiok,

Salvian

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Sustainable Energy Fuels

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“…Table 1 shows examples of the typical load value at maximum power point (MMP) reached by a single lab-scale WWMFC or TMFC, or in the case of parallel connection of two WWMFCs. In this case, custom laboratory-scale WWMFC produces a lower power level than standard laboraotry-scale TMFCs [15,16]. For each of the two devices, MMP is obtained using a different resistive load value.…”

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Microbial fuel cell: An energy harvesting technique for environmental remediation

Ancona¹,

Caracciolo²,

Borello³

et al. 2020

Int. J. EI

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Pollution of soil and water environments is mainly due to different anthropogenic factors, and the presence of organic contaminants, in particular persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic ones, arouses concern for their possible effects on environment and human health. One nature-based technology that can be used in biodegradation of contaminated soil and water is microbial fuel cells (MFCs). They are also capable of producing energy and of being used as environmental sensors. In this context, this article aims at presenting the capacity of MFCs to reduce environmental pollution by exploiting the process of bioelectrochemical utilization of organic matter via microbial metabolism, to generate usable byproducts, fuels and bioelectricity. The main characteristic of an MFC, when used for energy harvesting, is the absence of emissions of pollutant gases such as CO, CO 2 , SOx or NOx. This characteristic, together with the intrinsic capacity of bioreactors to decontaminate soils and water, is stimulating the research into engineering solutions exploiting the MFC potential. Among the different types of MFCs, as bioelectrochemical systems (BESs), the terrestrial microbial fuel cells and the wastewater microbial fuel cells convert energy using a biocatalyst (microorganism) and a biofuel (organic substrate) in basic environments such as soil and water. Consequently, MFCs can be used as energy sources for powering sensors with low-power and low-voltage characteristics or complete single nodes of a distributed wireless sensor network, if coupled with smart although more complex electronic circuit. Moreover, MFCs can be environmental sensors, suited to monitoring some environmental parameters influencing MFC functional behaviours such as pH and temperature. This article introduces the polluted environment scenarios where these technologies could be suitably applied together with the description of two main types of MFC structures and their functioning. Furthermore, some case studies in which MFCs are used in decontamination of polluted environments are described.

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MFCs as biosensor, bioreactor and bioremediator

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

Myelin like electrogenic filamentation and Liquid Microbial Fuel Cells Dataset

Myelin like electrogenic filamentation and Liquid Microbial Fuel Cells Dataset

Nanocomposite use in MFCs: a state of the art review

Microbial fuel cell: An energy harvesting technique for environmental remediation

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