Microbial Fuel Cells: Types and Applications

Microbial Fuel Cells: Types and Applications

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are bioelectrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy present in organic or inorganic compounds into electric current by using microorganisms as the catalysts. MFCs are of different types; however, the basic designs used in the laboratories for its applications...

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Main Authors: Kumar, Ravinder, Singh, Lakhveer, Zularisam, A. W.
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2017
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QD Chemistry
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spelling ump-177262019-08-28T03:03:15Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17726/ Microbial Fuel Cells: Types and Applications Kumar, Ravinder Singh, Lakhveer Zularisam, A. W. QD Chemistry Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are bioelectrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy present in organic or inorganic compounds into electric current by using microorganisms as the catalysts. MFCs are of different types; however, the basic designs used in the laboratories for its applications include double-chamber MFC, single-chamber MFC, upflow MFC and stacked MFC. Moreover, some other designs have also been used for the studies. The type of electrode materials and proton exchange membrane (PEM) used in MFCs has most significant role for its outcomes for different applications such as bioelectricity generation, wastewater treatment, bioremediation of toxic compounds, biohydrogen production and biosensors. Furthermore, MFCs are operated at the optimized parameters such as thermophilic temperatures, neutral pH, etc. to obtain more significant results for respective application. This chapter explores the various types of MFCs, the operational parameters to improve its performance and the most studied applications of the MFCs. Springer Singh, Lakhveer Kalia, Vipin Chandra 2017 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17726/1/ftech-2017-kumar-microbial%20fuel%20cells1.pdf Kumar, Ravinder and Singh, Lakhveer and Zularisam, A. W. (2017) Microbial Fuel Cells: Types and Applications. In: Waste Biomass Management - A Holistic Approach. Springer, pp. 367-384. ISBN 978-3-319-49595-8 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49595-8_16 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-49595-8_16
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Microbial Fuel Cells: Types and Applications
description Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are bioelectrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy present in organic or inorganic compounds into electric current by using microorganisms as the catalysts. MFCs are of different types; however, the basic designs used in the laboratories for its applications include double-chamber MFC, single-chamber MFC, upflow MFC and stacked MFC. Moreover, some other designs have also been used for the studies. The type of electrode materials and proton exchange membrane (PEM) used in MFCs has most significant role for its outcomes for different applications such as bioelectricity generation, wastewater treatment, bioremediation of toxic compounds, biohydrogen production and biosensors. Furthermore, MFCs are operated at the optimized parameters such as thermophilic temperatures, neutral pH, etc. to obtain more significant results for respective application. This chapter explores the various types of MFCs, the operational parameters to improve its performance and the most studied applications of the MFCs.
author2 Singh, Lakhveer
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Kumar, Ravinder
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Zularisam, A. W.
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author Kumar, Ravinder
Singh, Lakhveer
Zularisam, A. W.
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title Microbial Fuel Cells: Types and Applications
title_short Microbial Fuel Cells: Types and Applications
title_full Microbial Fuel Cells: Types and Applications
title_fullStr Microbial Fuel Cells: Types and Applications
title_full_unstemmed Microbial Fuel Cells: Types and Applications
title_sort microbial fuel cells: types and applications
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