Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are considered as one of the best prospective natural resources to be discovered on way reduce dependence fossil fuel-based electricity generation. However, low power generations from MFCs, expensive electrode materials, and inability scale-ups MFCs industrially relevant capacities have made usage MFC even worse. The utilization in area electro-chemistry thermal scie...

In this study, electricity generation integrated with organic substrate biodegradation was investigated in a continuous mediator-less microbial fuel cell with graphite electrodes and a selective type of membrane separating the anodic and cathodic compartments of MFC from each other. The performance of MFC was evaluated to treat actual domestic wastewater using aged anaerobic sludge. Results rev...

Power output limitation is one of the main challenges that needs to be addressed for full-scale applications of the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) technology. Previous studies have examined electrochemical performance of different cathode electrodes including the development of novel iron based electrocatalysts, however the long-term investigation into continuously operating systems is rare. This wo...

Previous models of biofilms growing in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) have primarily focused on modeling a single growth mechanism: growth via a conductive biofilm matrix, or growth utilizing diffusible electron shuttles or mediators. In this work, we implement both flavors of models in order to explore the competition for space and nutrients in a MFC biofilm populated by both species types. We fi...

Energy supply from renewable sources is one of the most attractive fields study in recent years. Ensuring efficient operation microbial fuel cell (MFC) due to its capabilities requires development appropriate control strategies. This paper presents a combination fuzzy and adaptive methods single-chamber single-population MFC. For estimating nonlinear terms as well parametric uncertainty model, ...

In this study the influence of external circuit resistance on metabolic behaviour anodic biofilm in Microbial fuel cell (MFC) was studied. The results obtained demonstrated that extremely low and high loads could deteriorate bio-electrochemistry respiration by shifting microbial metabolism towards typical fermentation substrates. best conditions for efficient substrate mineralisation nearly 70%...

In this work, we created a stackable and integratable two-chambered paper-based microbial fuel cell (MFC) for potentially powering on-chip paper-based biosensors. By applying origami techniques, four batteries were connected in series to obtain an open-circuit voltage (1.6V) and a stable output current (4 μA). The bacterial cells flowed through patterned fluidic pathways within the paper matrix...

BACKGROUND Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) wastewater from a petrochemical complex was utilized as a fuel in the anode of a microbial fuel cell (MFC). Effects of two important parameters including different dilutions of the PTA wastewater and pH on the performance of the MFC were investigated. METHODS The MFC used was a membrane-less single chamber consisted of a stainless steel mesh as anod...

An accurate modelling of bio-electrochemical processes that govern Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) and mapping their behaviour according to several parameters will enhance the development of MFC technology and enable their successful implementation in well defined applications. The geometry of the electrodes is among key parameters determining efficiency of MFCs due to the formation of a biofilm of...

Anaerobic bacteria were isolated from industrial wastewater and soil samples and tested for exoelectrogenic activity by current production in double chambered microbial fuel cell (MFC), which was further transitioned into a single chambered microbial electrolytic cell to test hydrogen production by electrohydrogenesis. Of all the cultures, the isolate from industrial water sample showed the max...