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Wackett, Lawrence P. "Microbial fuel cells." Microbial Biotechnology 3, no. 2 (February 22, 2010): 235–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00168.x.

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Allen, Robin M., and H. Peter Bennetto. "Microbial fuel-cells." Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 39-40, no. 1 (September 1993): 27–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02918975.

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Borole, A. P. "Microbial Fuel Cells and Microbial Electrolyzers." Interface magazine 24, no. 3 (January 1, 2015): 55–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.f04153if.

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Qian, Fang, and Daniel E. Morse. "Miniaturizing microbial fuel cells." Trends in Biotechnology 29, no. 2 (February 2011): 62–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2010.10.003.

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Torres, César. "Improving microbial fuel cells." Membrane Technology 2012, no. 8 (August 2012): 8–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0958-2118(12)70165-9.

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Sekrecka-Belniak, Anna, and Renata Toczyłowska-Mamińska. "Fungi-Based Microbial Fuel Cells." Energies 11, no. 10 (October 19, 2018): 2827. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en11102827.

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Fungi are among the microorganisms able to generate electricity as a result of their metabolic processes. Throughout the last several years, a large number of papers on various microorganisms for current production in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been published; however, fungi still lack sufficient evaluation in this regard. In this review, we focus on fungi, paying special attention to their potential applicability to MFCs. Fungi used as anodic or cathodic catalysts, in different reactor configurations, with or without the addition of an exogenous mediator, are described. Contrary to bacteria, in which the mechanism of electron transfer is pretty well known, the mechanism of electron transfer in fungi-based MFCs has not been studied intensively. Thus, here we describe the main findings, which can be used as the starting point for future investigations. We show that fungi have the potential to act as electrogens or cathode catalysts, but MFCs based on bacteria–fungus interactions are especially interesting. The review presents the current state-of-the-art in the field of MFC systems exploiting fungi.
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Dolfing, Jan. "Syntrophy in microbial fuel cells." ISME Journal 8, no. 1 (October 31, 2013): 4–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2013.198.

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Dewan, Alim, Haluk Beyenal, and Zbigniew Lewandowski. "Scaling up Microbial Fuel Cells." Environmental Science & Technology 42, no. 20 (October 15, 2008): 7643–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es800775d.

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Sharma, Vinay, and P. P. Kundu. "Biocatalysts in microbial fuel cells." Enzyme and Microbial Technology 47, no. 5 (October 2010): 179–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2010.07.001.

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Alfonta, Lital. "Genetically Engineered Microbial Fuel Cells." Electroanalysis 22, no. 7-8 (February 12, 2010): 822–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elan.200980001.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Microbial fuel cells"

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Schneider, Kenneth. "Photo-microbial fuel cells." Thesis, University of Bath, 2014. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.675704.

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Fundamental studies for the improvement of photo-microbial fuel cells (pMFCs) within this work comprised investigations into ceramic electrodes, toxicity of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and hot-pressing of air-cathode materials. A novel type of macroporous electrode was fabricated from the conductive ceramic Ti2AlC. Reticulated electrode shapes were achieved by employing the replica ceramic processing method on polyurethane foam templates. Cyclic voltammetry of these ceramics indicated that the application of potentials larger than 0.5 V with regard to a Ag/AgCl reference electrode results in the surface passivation of the electrode. Ti2AlC remained conductive and sensitive to redox processes even after electrochemical maximisation of the surface passivation, which was shown electrochemically and with four terminal sensing. Application of macroporous Ti2AlC ceramic electrodes in pMFCs with green algae and cyanobacteria resulted in higher power densities than achieved with conventional pMFC electrode materials, despite the larger surface area of the Ti2AlC ceramic. The effect of electrode surface roughness and hydrophobicity on pMFC power generation and on cell adhesion was examined using atomic force and confocal microscopy, contact angle measurements and long-term pMFC experiments. The high surface roughness and fractured structure of Ti2AlC ceramic was beneficial for cell adhesion and resulted in higher pMFC power densities than achieved with materials such as reticulated vitrified carbon foam, fluorine doped tin oxide coated glass or indium tin oxide coated plastic. Toxicity of the MOF MIL101 and its amine-modified version MIL-101(Cr)-NH2 on green algae and cyanobacteria was assessed on the basis of both growth in liquid culture and by exclusion zones of agar colonies around MOF pellets. MOF MIL101 was found harmless in concentrations up to 480 mg L-1 and MIL-101(Cr)-NH2 did not exhibit toxic effects at a concentration of 167 mg L-1. Air-cathodes were produced from a range of carbon materials and ion-exchange membranes. Hot-pressing of Zorflex Activated Carbon Cloth FM10 with the proton-selective Nafion® 115 membrane provided the best bonding quality and pMFC performance.
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Thorne, Rebecca. "Bio-photo-voltaic cells (photosynthetic-microbial fuel cells)." Thesis, University of Bath, 2012. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.548097.

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Photosynthetic Microbial Fuel Cell (p-MFC) research aims to develop devices containing photosynthetic micro-organisms to produce electricity. Micro-organisms within the device photosynthesise carbohydrates under illumination, and produce reductive equivalents (excess electrons) from both carbohydrate production and the subsequent carbohydrate break down. Redox mediators are utilised to shuttle electrons between the organism and the electrode. The mediator is reduced by the micro-organism and subsequently re-oxidised at the electrode. However this technology is in its early stages and extensive research is required for p-MFC devices to become economically viable. A basic p-MFC device containing a potassium ferricyanide mediator and the algae Chlorella vulgaris was assembled and tested. From these initial experiments it was realised that much more work was required to characterise cell and redox mediator activities occurring within the device. There is very little p-MFC literature dealing with cellular interaction with redox mediators, but without this knowledge the output of complete p-MFC devices can not be fully understood. This thesis presents research into the reduction of redox mediators by the micro-organisms, including rates of mediator reduction and factors affecting the rate. Both electrochemical and non-electrochemical techniques are used and results compared. Additionally, cellular effects relating to the presence of the mediator are studied; crucial to provide limits within which p-MFCs must be used. After basic characterisation, this thesis presents work into the optimisation of the basic p-MFC. Different redox mediators, photosynthetic species and anodic materials are investigated. Importantly, it is only through fundamental characterization to improve understanding that p-MFCs can be optimised.
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Shantaram, Avinash. "Power Management for Microbial Fuel Cells." Thesis, Montana State University, 2005. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2005/shantaram/ShantaramA0505.pdf.

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Monitoring parameters characterizing water quality, such as temperature, pH and concentrations of heavy metals in natural waters, is often followed by transmitting the data to remote receivers using telemetry systems. Such systems are commonly powered by batteries, which can be inconvenient at times because batteries have a limited lifetime and have to be recharged or replaced periodically to ensure that sufficient energy is available to power the electronics. To avoid these inconveniences, we have designed and tested a self-renewable power source, a microbial fuel cell, which has the potential to eliminate the need for batteries to power electrochemical sensors used to monitor water quality and small telemetry systems used to transmit the data acquired by these sensors. To demonstrate the utility of the microbial fuel cell, we have combined it with low-power, high-efficiency electronic circuitry providing a stable power source for wireless data transmission. To generate enough power for the telemetry system, energy produced by the microbial fuel cell was stored in an ultracapacitor and used in short bursts when needed. Since powering commercial components of electronic circuits requires 5 Volts, and our cell was able to deliver a maximum of 2.1 V, we used a DC-DC converter to increase the potential. The DC-DC converter powered the transmitter, which gathered the data from the sensor and transmitted them to a receiver. To demonstrate the utility of the system, we initially measured temporal variations in temperature followed by the implementation of a chemical sensor to measure copper and lead concentrations in water; this data was then wirelessly transmitted to a remote receiver.
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Wilkinson, Mark. "Microbial fuel cells : electricity from waste?" Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.540039.

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Nicolas, Degrenne. "Power Management for Microbial Fuel Cells." Phd thesis, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01064521.

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Les Piles à Combustible Microbiennes (PCMs) mettent en oeuvre le métabolisme de micro-organismes et utilisent de la matière organique pour générer de l'énergie électrique. Les applications potentielles incluent le traitement d'eau usée autonome en énergie, les bio-batteries, et le grappillage d'énergie ambiante. Les PCMs sont des équipements basse-tension et basse-puissance dont le comportement est influencé par la vitesse à laquelle l'énergie électrique est récupérée. Dans cette thèse, on étudie des méthodes pour récupérer l'énergie électrique de façon efficace. La tension à laquelle l'énergie est récupérée des PCMs influence leur fonctionnement et leurs performances électriques. La puissance délivrée est maximum pour une tension spécifique (environ 1/3 de la tension en circuit-ouvert). Les PCMs ont été testées à ce point en utilisant une charge contrôlée automatiquement qui inclut un algorithme de recherche de puissance maximale. Un tel outil a été utilisé pour évaluer la puissance maximum, la vitesse de consommation du combustible, le rendement Coulombic et le rendement de conversion de 10 PCMs à chambre unique de 1.3 L, construites de façon similaire. Bien que d'autres choix structurels et opératoires peuvent permettre d'améliorer ces performances, ces résultats ont étudié pour la première fois les performances des PCMs en condition de production d'énergie de point de puissance maximal et les PCMs ont été testées avec des conditions de récupération d'énergie réalistes. Récupérer un maximum d'énergie des PCMs est la ligne directrice de ce rapport. Cela est rendu possible par des circuits dédiés de gestion de l'énergie qui embarquent un contrôle contre-réactif pour réguler la tension des PCMs à une valeur de référence qui est égale à une fraction de leur tension en circuit ouvert. Deux scénarios typiques sont développés dans la suite. Une application critique des PCMs concerne le grappillage autonome de petites énergies, pour alimenter des équipements électroniques basse-puissance (e.g. capteurs sans fil). Dans ce cas, les contraintes basse-puissance et basse-tension imposées par les PCMs nécessitent des fonctionnalités de démarrage autonomes. L'oscillateur d'Armstrong, composé d'inductances couplées à fort rapport d'enroulement et d'un interrupteur normalement-fermé permet d'élever des tensions de façon autonome à partir de sources basse-tension continues comme les PCMs. Ce circuit a été associé à des convertisseurs d'électronique de puissance AC/DC et DC/DC pour réaliser respectivement un élévateur-de-tension et une unité de gestion de l'énergie (UGE) auto-démarrante basée sur une architecture flyback. La première est adaptée pour les puissances inférieures à 1 mW, alors que la seconde peut être dimensionnée pour des niveaux de puissance de quelques mW et permet de mettre en oeuvre une commande qui recherche le point de puissance maximal du générateur. Une seconde application d'intérêt concerne le cas où de l'énergie est récupérée depuis plusieurs PCMs. L'association série peut être utilisée pour élever la tension de sortie mais elle peut avoir des conséquences négatives en terme de performances à cause des non-uniformités entre cellules. Cet aspect peut être résolu avec des circuits d'équilibrage de tension. Trois de ces circuits ont été analysés et évalués. Le circuit " complete disconnection " déconnecte une cellule défectueuse de l'association pour s'assurer qu'elle ne diminue pas le rendement global. Le circuit " switched-capacitor " transfère de l'énergie depuis les MFCs fortes vers les faibles pour équilibrer les tensions de toutes les cellules de l'association. Le circuit " switched-MFCs " connecte les PCMs en parallèle et en série de façon alternée. Chacune des trois méthodes peut être mise en oeuvre à bas prix et à haut rendement, la plus efficace étant la " switched-capacitor " qui permet de récupérer plus de 85 % de la puissance maximum idéale d'une association très largement non uniforme
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Stefánsdóttir, Lára Kristín. "Microbial fuel cells for organic dye degradation." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för bioteknologi (BIO), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-215020.

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Gajda, Iwona. "Self sustainable cathodes for microbial fuel cells." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2016. http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/27391/.

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The ultimate goal of this thesis was to investigate and produce an MFC with self-sustainable cathode so it could be implemented in real world applications. Using methods previously employed [polarisation curve experiments, power output measurements, chemical assays for determining COD in wastewater and other elements present in anolyte or catholyte, biomass assessments] and with a focus on the cathode, experiments were conducted to compare and contrast different designs, materials and nutrient input to microbial fuel cells with appropriate experimental control systems. Results from these experiments show that: Firstly, the choice of polymeric PEM membrane showed that the most effective materials in terms of power performance were cation exchange membranes. In terms of cost effectiveness the most promising was CM-I, which was the preferred separator for later experiments. Secondly, a completely biotic MFC with the algal cathode was shown to produce higher power output (7.00 mW/m2) than the abiotic control (1.52 mW/m2). At the scale of the experimental system, the reservoir of algal culture produced sufficient dissolved oxygen to serve the MFCs in light or dark conditions. To demonstrate usable power, 16 algal cathode-designed MFCs were used to power a dc pump as a practical application. It has been presented that the more power the MFC generates, the more algal biomass will be harvested in the connected photoreactor. The biomass grown was demonstrated to be a suitable carbon-energy resource for the same MFC units in a closed loop scenario, whereby the only energy into the system was light. In the open to air cathode configuration various modifications to the carbon electrode materials including Microporous Layer (MPL) and Activated Carbon (AC) showed catholyte synthesis directly on the surface of the electrode and elemental extraction such as Na, K, Mg, from wastewater in a power dependent manner. Cathode flooding has been identified as an important and beneficial factor for the first time in MFCs, and has been demonstrated as a carbon capture system through wet scrubbing of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The captures carbon dioxide was mineralised into carbonate and bicarbonate of soda (trona). The novel inverted, tubular MFC configuration integrates design and operational simplicity showing significantly improved performance rendering the MFC system feasible for electricity recovery from waste. The improved power (2.58 mW) from an individual MFC was increased by 5-fold compared to the control unit, and 2-fold to similar sized tubular systems reported in the literature; moreover it was able to continuously power a LED light, charge a mobile phone and run a windmill motor, which was not possible before.
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Krige, Adolf. "Microbial Fuel cells, applications and biofilm characterization." Licentiate thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Kemiteknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-73938.

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Since the 1900’s it has been known that microorganisms are capable of generating electrical power through extracellular electron transfer by converting the energy found organic compounds (Potter, 1911). Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) has garnered more attention recently, and have shown promise in several applications, including wastewater treatment (Yakar et al., 2018), bioremediation (Rosenbaum & Franks, 2014), biosensors (ElMekawy et al., 2018) desalination (Zhang et al., 2018) and as an alternative renewable energy source in remote areas (Castro et al., 2014). In MFCs catalytic reactions of microorganisms oxidize an electron donor through extracellular electron transfer to the anode, under anaerobic conditions, with the cathode exposed to an electron acceptor, facilitating an electrical current (Zhuwei, Haoran & Tingyue, 2007; Lovley, 2006). For energy production in remote areas a low cost and easily accessible feed stock is required for the MFCs. Sweet sorghum is a drought tolerant feedstock with high biomass and sugar yields, good water-use efficiency, established production systems and the potential for genetic improvements. Because of these advantages sweet sorghum stalks were proposed as an attractive feedstock (Rooney et al., 2010; Matsakas & Christakopoulos, 2013). Dried sweet sorghum stalks were, therefore, tested as a raw material for power generation in a MFC, with anaerobic sludge from a biogas plant as inoculum (Sjöblom et al., 2017a). Using sorghum stalks the maximum voltage obtained was 546±10 mV, the maximum power and current density of 131±8 mW/m2 and 543±29 mA/m2 respectively and the coulombic efficiency was 2.2±0.5%. The Ohmic resistances were dominant, at an internal resistance of 182±17 Ω, calculated from polarization data. Furthermore, hydrolysis of the dried sorghum stalks did not improve the performance of the MFC but slightly increased the total energy per gram of substrate. During the MFC operation, the sugars were quickly fermented to formate, acetate, butyrate, lactate and propionate with acetate and butyrate being the key acids during electricity generation. Efficient electron transfer between the microorganisms and the electrodes is an essential aspect of bio-electrochemical systems such as microbial fuel cells. In order to design more efficient reactors and to modify microorganisms, for enhanced electricity production, understanding the mechanisms and dynamics of the electron transport chain is important. It has been found that outer membrane C-type cytochromes (OMCs) (including omcS and omcZ discussed in this study) play a key role in the electron transport chain of Geobacter sulfurreducens, a well-known, biofilm forming, electro-active microorganism  (Millo et al., 2011; Lovley, 2008). It was found that Raman microscopy is capable of providing biochemical information, i.e., the redox state of c-type cytochromes (cyt-C) without damaging the microbial biofilm, allowing for in-situ observation. Raman microscopy was used to observe the oxidation state of OMCs in a suspended culture, as well as in a biofilm of an MFC. First, the oxidation state of the OMCs of suspended cultures from three G. sulfurreducens strains (PCA, KN400 and ΔpilA) was analyzed. It was found that the oxidation state can also be used as an indicator of the metabolic state of the cells, and it was confirmed that PilA, a structural pilin protein essential for long range electron transfer, is not required for external electron transfer. Furthermore, we designed a continuous, anaerobic MFC enabling in-situ Raman measurements of G. sulfurreducens biofilms during electricity generation, while poised using a potentiostat, in order to monitor and characterize the biofilm. Two strains were used, a wild strain, PCA, and a mutant, ΔOmcS. The cytochrome redox state, observed through the Raman spectra, could be altered by applying different poise voltages to the electrodes. This change was indirectly proportional to the modulation of current transferred from the cytochromes to the electrode. This change in Raman peak area was reproducible and reversible, indicating that the system could be used, in-situ, to analyze the oxidation state of proteins responsible for the electron transfer process and the kinetics thereof.
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Adelaja, O. "Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons using microbial fuel cells." Thesis, University of Westminster, 2015. https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/9qvyy/bioremediation-of-petroleum-hydrocarbons-using-microbial-fuel-cells.

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Environmental pollution by petroleum hydrocarbons has serious environmental consequences on critical natural resources upon which all living things (including mankind) largely depend. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) could be employed in the treatment of these environmental pollutants with concomitant bioelectricity generation. Therefore, the overarching objective of this study was to develop an MFC system for the effective and efficient treatment of petroleum hydrocarbons in both liquid and particulate systems. Biodegradation of target hydrocarbons, phenanthrene and benzene, was investigated in dual-chambered microbial fuel cells (MFCs) using different inoculum types - Shewanella oneidensis MR1 14063, Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCTC 10662, mixed cultures and their combinations thereof. All the inocula showed high potentials for phenanthrene and benzene degradation in liquid systems with a minimum degradation efficiency of 97 % and 86 % respectively with concomitant power production (up to 1.25 mWm-2). The performance of MFCs fed with a mixture of phenanthrene and benzene under various operating conditions - temperature, substrate concentration, addition of surfactants and cathodic electron acceptor type – was investigated. The interaction effects of three selected operating parameters - external resistance, salinity and redox mediator were also investigated using response surface methodology. The outcomes of this study demonstrated the robustness of MFCs with good degradation performance (range 80 - 98 %) and maximum power production up to 10 mWm-2 obtained at different treatment conditions. Interactive effects existed among the chosen independent factors with external resistance having a significant impact on MFC performance, with maximum power output of 24 mWm-2 obtained at optimised conditions - external resistance (69.80 kΩ) , redox mediator (29.30μM, Riboflavin) and salinity (1.3 % w/v NaCl). The treatment of a mixture of phenanthrene and benzene using two different tubular MFCs designed for both in situ and ex situ applications in aqueous systems was investigated over long operational periods (up to 155 days). The outcomes of this work demonstrated stable MFC performance at harsh nutrient conditions and ambient temperatures. Simultaneous removal of petroleum hydrocarbons (> 90 %) and bromate, used as catholyte, (up to 79 %) with concomitant biogenic electricity generation (i.e. peak power density up to 6.75 mWm-2) were observed. The performance of a tubular MFC system in phenanthrene-contaminated soil was investigated in the last study. The outcomes of this work has demonstrated the simultaneous removal of phenanthrene (86%) and bromate (95%) coupled with concomitant bioelectricity generation (about 4.69 mWm-2) using MFC systems within a radius of influence (ROI) up to 8 cm. The overall outcomes of this study suggest the possible application of MFC technology in the effective treatment of petroleum hydrocarbons contaminated groundwater or industrial effluents and soil systems (mostly in subsurface environments), with concomitant energy recovery. MFC technology could potentially be utilised as an independent system in lieu of other bioremediation technologies (e.g. pump and treat, electrobioremediation or permeable reactive barriers) or integrated with existing infrastructure such as monitoring wells or piezometers.
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Edwards, Sean. "Nanostructures and metallophthalocyanines : applications in microbial fuel cells." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011742.

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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a promising form of alternative energy capable of harnessing the potential energy stores in organic waste. The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) forms an integral role in the generation of electricity in MFCs however it is also a potential obstacle in enhancing the performance of MFCs. Platinum, a commonly used catalyst for the ORR, is expensive and rare. Significant research has been conducted into developing alternative catalysts. Metallophthalocyanines (MPc) have garnered attention for use as catalysts. Iron phthalocyanine (FePc) has been shown to have catalytic activity towards the reduction of oxygen. Coupling of the catalyst to nanostructured carbon materials, such as multi-walled carbon nanotubes, has been observed to have several advantages as nanostructures have a high surface-to-volume ratio. In this study, we have attempted to assess the suitability of FePc, both its bulk and nanostructured form, as an oxygen reduction catalyst and acid functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes for use as a catalyst support using electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. We showed, for the first time, the catalytic nature of nanostructured FePc towards the ORR. Applying the data obtained from the electrochemical analyses, electrodes were modified using FePc and MWCNTs and applied to an Enterobacter cloacae-based MFC. Several operational parameters of the MFC, such as temperature and ionic strength, were optimized during the course of the study. We showed that optimized FePc:MWCNT-modified electrodes compared favourably to platinum-based electrodes in terms of power densities obtained in a microbial fuel cell.
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Books on the topic "Microbial fuel cells"

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Logan, Bruce E. Microbial Fuel Cells. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008.

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Ahmad, Akil, Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim, Asim Ali Yaqoob, and Siti Hamidah Mohd Setapar, eds. Microbial Fuel Cells for Environmental Remediation. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2681-5.

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Patel, Ravi, Dipankar Deb, Rajeeb Dey, and Valentina E. Balas. Adaptive and Intelligent Control of Microbial Fuel Cells. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18068-3.

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Baio denki kagaku no jissai: Baiosensa, baio denchi no jitsuyō tenkai = Practical bioelectrochemistry : recent developments in biosensors & biofuel cells. Tōkyō-to Chiyoda-ku: Shīemushī Shuppan, 2013.

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Establishment of a bioenergy focused microalgae strain collection using rappid high-throughput methodologies: Cooperative research and development final report. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2013.

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Ziaka, Zoe D. Membrane reactors for fuel cells and environmental energy systems. Indianapolis, USA: Xlibris Corp, 2010.

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Birch, Amanda Sue. Waste to watts and water: Enabling self-contained facilities using mircrobial fuel cells. Maxwell AFB, Ala: Air University Press, 2009.

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Insam, Heribert. Microbes at Work: From Wastes to Resources. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.

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Das, Debabrata, ed. Microbial Fuel Cell. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66793-5.

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Bioenergy: Opportunities and challenges. Toronto: Apple Academic Press, 2015.

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Book chapters on the topic "Microbial fuel cells"

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Ren, Hao, and Junseok Chae. "Microscale Microbial Fuel Cells." In Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2186–200. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5491-5_896.

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Ren, Hao, and Junseok Chae. "Microfabricated Microbial Fuel Cells." In Micro Energy Harvesting, 347–61. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527672943.ch16.

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Ren, Hao, and Junseok Chae. "Microscale Microbial Fuel Cells." In Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 1–18. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27758-0_896-3.

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Laureanti, Joseph A., and Anne K. Jones. "Photosynthetic Microbial Fuel Cells." In Biophotoelectrochemistry: From Bioelectrochemistry to Biophotovoltaics, 159–75. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/10_2016_48.

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Kong, Xiaoying, Gaixiu Yang, Ying Li, Dongmei Sun, and Huan Deng. "7. Microbial fuel cells." In [Set Bioenergy, vol. 1+2], edited by Zhenhong Yuan, Chuangzhi Wu, and Longlong Ma, 387–428. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110476217-007.

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Niju, Subramaniapillai, Karuppusamy Priyadharshini, and Elangovan Elakkiya. "Photosynthetic Microbial Fuel Cells." In Sustainable Bioprocessing for a Clean and Green Environment, 67–92. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003035398-4.

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Veerubhotla, Ramya, Sajal Kanti Dutta, and Saikat Chakraborty. "Modelling of Reaction and Transport in Microbial Fuel Cells." In Microbial Fuel Cell, 269–83. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66793-5_14.

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Han, Thi Hiep, Sandesh Y. Sawant, and Moo Hwan Cho. "Development of Suitable Anode Materials for Microbial Fuel Cells." In Microbial Fuel Cell, 101–24. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66793-5_6.

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Fan, Yanzhen, and Hong Liu. "Materials for Microbial Fuel Cells." In Materials for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells, 145–66. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527644308.ch07.

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Li, Jun, Wei Yang, Biao Zhang, Dingding Ye, Xun Zhu, and Qiang Liao. "Electricity from Microbial Fuel Cells." In Green Energy and Technology, 391–433. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7677-0_10.

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Conference papers on the topic "Microbial fuel cells"

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Liu, W. P., J. Kagan, L. Hsu, and B. Chadwick. "Pumping microbial fuel cells." In OCEANS 2012. IEEE, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/oceans.2012.6405118.

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Wagner, Luke T., Niloofar Hashemi, and Nastaran Hashemi. "A Compact Versatile Microbial Fuel Cell From Paper." In ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology collocated with the ASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/fuelcell2013-18322.

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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have been a potential green energy source for a long time but one of the problems is that either the technology must be used on a large scale or special equipment have been necessary to keep the fuel cells running such as syringe pumps. Paper-based microbial fuel cells do not need to have a syringe pump to run and can run entirely by themselves when placed in contact with the fluids that are necessary for it to run. Paper-based microbial fuel cells are also more compact than traditional MFCs since the device doesn’t need any external equipment to run. The goal of this paper is to develop a microbial fuel cell that does not require a syringe pump to function. This is done by layering chromatography paper with wax design printed onto it. This restricts the fluids to a specific flow path allowing it to act like the tubes in a typical microbial fuel cell device by delivering the fluids to the chamber. The fluids are picked up by tabs that sit in the fluid and use capillary attraction to flow up the tab and into the device. The fluids are directed to the chambers where the chemical and biological processes take place. These flows are then directed out of the device so that they are taken to a waste container and out of the system. Our microliter scale paper-based microbial fuel cell creates a significant current that is sustained for a period of time and can be repeated. A paper-based microbial fuel cell also has a fast response time. These results mean that it could be possible for a set of paper-based microbial fuel cells to create a power density capable of powering small, low power circuits when used in series or parallel. In this paper, we discuss the fabrication and experimental results of our paper-based microbial fuel cell. Also there will be a discussion of how paper-based microbial fuels cells compare to the traditional microbial fuel cells and how they could be used in the future.
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Kanakasabapathy, P., and Akash Gopinathan Pillai. "Power processor for microbial fuel cells." In 2014 Power and Energy Systems Conference: Towards Sustainable Energy (PESTSE). IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pestse.2014.6805327.

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Jiang, H., M. A. Ali, Z. Xu, L. J. Halverson, and L. Dong. "MICROFLUIDIC FLOW-THROUGH MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS." In 2016 Solid-State, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop. San Diego: Transducer Research Foundation, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.31438/trf.hh2016.103.

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Jones, A.-Andrew D., and Cullen R. Buie. "A Microfluidic Platform for Evaluating Anode Substrates for Microbial Fuel Cells." In ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2012-87781.

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Microbial fuel cell technology is a new technology for producing green energy from wastewater. While lab scale and commercial microbial fuel cells typically utilize graphite as the film substrate, it is difficult to rapidly prototype micro-patterned graphite and it has not been used to date. Our design sandwiches graphite sheets under a channel layer creating a microfluidic microbial fuel cell with graphite electrodes. The microfluidic microbial fuel cell uses Geobacter sulfurreducens fed with acetate in a phosphate buffer media. Ferricyanide is used as the catholyte so that the system is anodically limited. Current versus time and open circuit voltage are reported showing biofilm growth microbial fuel cell operation.
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Alzahrani, Ahmad. "High-voltage Soil-Based Microbial Fuel Cells." In 2020 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC). IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tpec48276.2020.9042502.

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Marcano, Gabriel, Colleen Josephson, and Pat Pannuto. "Early Characterization of Soil Microbial Fuel Cells." In 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iscas48785.2022.9937297.

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Zhao, Li, Jacob Brouwer, John Naviaux, and Allon Hochbaum. "Modeling of Polarization Losses of a Microbial Fuel Cell." In ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology collocated with the ASME 2014 8th International Conference on Energy Sustainability. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/fuelcell2014-6388.

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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are promising for simultaneous treatment of wastewater and energy production. In this study, a mathematical model for microbial fuel cells with air cathodes was developed and demonstrated by integrating biochemical reactions, Butler–Volmer expressions and mass/charge balances. The model developed is focused on describing and understanding the steady-state polarization curves of the microbial fuel cells with various levels and methods of anode-biofilm growth with air cathodes. This polarization model combines enzyme kinetics and electrochemical kinetics, and is able to describe measured polarization curves for microbial fuel cells with different anode-biofilm growth. The MFC model developed has been verified with the experimental data collected. The simulation results provide insights into the limiting physical, chemical and electrochemical phenomena and their effects on cell performance. For example, the current MFC data demonstrated performance primarily limited by cathode electrochemical kinetics.
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Jayaprakash, Vishnu, Ryan D. Sochol, Roseanne Warren, Alina Kozinda, Kosuke Iwai, and Liwei Lin. "Stackable cow dung based microfabricated microbial fuel cells." In 2013 IEEE 26th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/memsys.2013.6474384.

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Monier, J.-M., L. Niard, N. Haddour, B. Allard, and F. Buret. "Microbial Fuel Cells: From biomass (waste) to electricity." In MELECON 2008 - 2008 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference. IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/melcon.2008.4618511.

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Reports on the topic "Microbial fuel cells"

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Ari Ochoa, Ari Ochoa. Studying Wetlands Ecosystems to Create Better Microbial Fuel Cells. Experiment, September 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18258/7710.

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Groudev, Stoyan, Irena Spasova, Veneta Groudeva, Marina Nicolova, Plamen Georgiev, Mihail Iliev, and Ralitsa Ilieva. Passive Treatment of Metal-polluted Waters in Combination with Electricity Generation by Microbial Fuel Cells. "Prof. Marin Drinov" Publishing House of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, January 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.7546/crabs.2020.01.09.

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Logan, Bruce E., and John M. Regan. Isolation and Analysis of Novel Electrochemically Active Bacteria for Enhanced Power Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, March 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada574405.

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Schuler, Andrew J., and Linnea Ista. Final Report: Rational Design of Anode Surface Chemistry in Microbial Fuel Cells for Improved Exoelectrogen Attachment and Electron Transfer. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, November 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ad1007252.

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Jones, Robert, Molly Creagar, Michael Musty, Randall Reynolds, Scott Slone, and Robyn Barbato. A 𝘬-means analysis of the voltage response of a soil-based microbial fuel cell to an injected military-relevant compound (urea). Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/45940.

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Biotechnology offers new ways to use biological processes as environmental sensors. For example, in soil microbial fuel cells (MFCs), soil electro-genic microorganisms are recruited to electrodes embedded in soil and produce electricity (measured by voltage) through the breakdown of substrate. Because the voltage produced by the electrogenic microbes is a function of their environment, we hypothesize that the voltage may change in a characteristic manner given environmental disturbances, such as the contamination by exogenous material, in a way that can be modelled and serve as a diagnostic. In this study, we aimed to statistically analyze voltage from soil MFCs injected with urea as a proxy for gross contamination. Specifically, we used 𝘬-means clustering to discern between voltage output before and after the injection of urea. Our results showed that the 𝘬-means algorithm recognized 4–6 distinctive voltage regions, defining unique periods of the MFC voltage that clearly identify pre- and postinjection and other phases of the MFC lifecycle. This demonstrates that 𝘬-means can identify voltage patterns temporally, which could be further improve the sensing capabilities of MFCs by identifying specific regions of dissimilarity in voltage, indicating changes in the environment.
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Borole, A., and R. Campbell. Produced Water Treatment Using Microbial Fuel Cell Technology. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), May 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1014030.

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Cameron, Kimberlynn. Microbial Fuel Cell Possibilities on American Indian Tribal Lands. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1330614.

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Arias-Thode, Y. M., Lewis Hsu, Adriane Wotawa-Bergen, and Bart Chadwick. Chitin Lengthens Power Production in a Sedimentary Microbial Fuel Cell. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, January 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada609349.

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Rossi, Ruggero, David Jones, Jaewook Myung, Emily Zikmund, Wulin Yang, Yolanda Alvarez Gallego, Deepak Pant, et al. Evaluating a multi-panel air cathode through electrochemical and biotic tests. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/46320.

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To scale up microbial fuel cells (MFCs), larger cathodes need to be developed that can use air directly, rather than dissolved oxygen, and have good electrochemical performance. A new type of cathode design was examined here that uses a “window-pane” approach with fifteen smaller cathodes welded to a single conductive metal sheet to maintain good electrical conductivity across the cathode with an increase in total area. Abiotic electrochemical tests were conducted to evaluate the impact of the cathode size (exposed areas of 7 cm², 33 cm², and 6200 cm²) on performance for all cathodes having the same active catalyst material. Increasing the size of the exposed area of the electrodes to the electrolyte from 7 cm² to 33 cm² (a single cathode panel) decreased the cathode potential by 5%, and a further increase in size to 6200 cm² using the multi-panel cathode reduced the electrode potential by 55% (at 0.6 A m⁻²), in a 50 mM phosphate buffer solution (PBS). In 85 L MFC tests with the largest cathode using wastewater as a fuel, the maximum power density based on polarization data was 0.083 ± 0.006Wm⁻² using 22 brush anodes to fully cover the cathode, and 0.061 ± 0.003Wm⁻² with 8 brush anodes (40% of cathode projected area) compared to 0.304 ± 0.009Wm⁻² obtained in the 28 mL MFC. Recovering power from large MFCs will therefore be challenging, but several approaches identified in this study can be pursued to maintain performance when increasing the size of the electrodes.
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Arias-Thode, Y. M., Ken Richter, Adriane Wotawa-Bergen, D. B. Chadwick, Jinjun Kan, and Kenneth Nealson. Development of Microbial Fuel Cell Prototypes for Examination of the Temporal and Spatial Response of Anodic Bacterial Communities in Marine Sediments. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, January 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada610308.

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