Microbial desalination cell technology: A review and a case study

Microbial Desalination Cells with Efficient Platinum‐Group‐Metal‐Free Cathode Catalysts

“…Several aspects have been investigated into MDCs to increase desalination rate, boost the electricity generation and make a more robust system as recently presented in review papers . Among those works, different configurations or operating mode were investigated for MDCs like the utilization of air cathode, biocathode, bipolar membranes, capacitive features, recirculation, membrane stacking were the aspects experimentally studied . An important aspect for enhancing the MDC performances is the cathodic reaction.…”

Recent progress and perspectives in microbial fuel cells for bioenergy generation and wastewater treatment

“…If MFCs are combined with an electrodialysis process (microbial desalination cell, MDC), desalinized water can be obtained. This system improves the performance of a desalination plant, since it reduces power consumption (bioenergy production) and improves the desalinated water when included as a pre-desalination unit [132]. All of these recent works show some of the potential applications of microbial fuel cells and the interest of many researchers in their optimization.…”

Understanding the role of ecological indicator use in assessing the effects of desalination plants

“…Moreover, sediments have several roles; they act as sinks of outfall detritus material through mineralization, sea grasses, and benthic respiration. The microbial community can evaluate the TDC, ATP, and AOC in biofilters and the diagnosis of membrane biofouling [125][126][127][128]. A dynamic shift in the bacterial community was observed at the top part Table 6 Impact pathway and assessment for operating the reference project desalination plant in a marine environment.…”