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Improving the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cells through Anode Manipulation
Author(s) -
Lu Min,
Qian Yijun,
Huang Ling,
Xie Xiaoji,
Huang Wei
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201500200
Subject(s) - microbial fuel cell , anode , bioproduction , nanotechnology , biochemical engineering , fuel cells , process engineering , computer science , environmental science , materials science , chemistry , engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , chemical engineering , electrode , biology
The continued focus on microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is due to their applications in power generation and simultaneous wastewater treatment. In the past decade, MFCs have been developed as a new class of energy devices and hold promise for broad applications in bioremediation, bioproduction, and biosensing. Despite the advances, the overall performance of MFCs is still limited, and particularly the energy loss at anode, where electrons are generated, is a restriction. Recent progress on MFC anodes has led to several effective approaches to improve MFC performance. In this Minireview, we discuss the performance losses in MFC anodes from the electrochemical point of view and then focus on the main strategies developed to overcome the anode performance losses. We also discuss the potential directions of future research on MFC anodes.