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Microbial Fuel Cell Membrane Bioreactor in Wastewater Treatment, Electricity Generation and Fouling Mitigation
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Rabialtu Sulihah Binti,
Zai Noor Zainura,
Baharuddin Nurul Huda,
Ahmad Mutamim Noor Sabrina,
Yuniarto Adhi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.202000067
Subject(s) - microbial fuel cell , membrane fouling , fouling , bioreactor , aeration , membrane bioreactor , wastewater , sewage treatment , process engineering , environmental science , waste management , electricity , limiting , biochemical engineering , electricity generation , environmental engineering , membrane , engineering , chemistry , mechanical engineering , power (physics) , physics , biochemistry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering
Membrane bioreactors (MBR) have gained much attention due to their ability to achieve higher treatment efficiency. However, high external energy consumption in aeration for membrane fouling mitigation has been limiting their application. Microbial fuel cells (MFC) can ideally extract energy from wastewater in the form of electricity and reduce membrane fouling. Thus, the use of MFC‐MBR is rapidly expanding. However, the MFC‐MBR design and operation is not fully mature and further research is needed to optimize the process efficiency and enhance the applicability. This review gives an overview of recent studies on the performances of MFC‐MBR systems, regarding the design and configuration of the integrated system, irrespective of whether optimization was done or not in the operating system.