Open AccessBioelectricity Production through Microbial Fuel Cell: Sustainable Energy Source
Author(s) -
Gaurav Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of modern trends in science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-3778
DOI - 10.46501/ijmtst060912
Subject(s) - microbial fuel cell , renewable energy , anode , chemical energy , environmental science , electricity generation , process engineering , waste management , cathode , production (economics) , energy source , sustainable energy , biochemical engineering , engineering , electrode , power (physics) , chemistry , electrical engineering , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics
Current world is facing the twin crisis of energy security due to depletion of non renewable energy sourcesand climate change caused by green house effect. This has led the researchers to think for variousalternatives for sustainable energy production. Fuel cell technology has emerged as one of the potentialoptions for generating clean and efficient energy. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a device for the conversion ofchemical energy stored in organic compounds into electrical energy with the help of different microorganisms.For practical application of MFC, the main factors that are considered are efficiency and low costs. Efficiencyof MFC is dependent on the effectiveness of the anode and cathode materials used in the fuel cell. In thisreview paper, various developments in electrode materials for microbial fuel cells (MFC) are discussed.Various modifications of anode and cathode materials for enhancement of power generation andsimultaneous waste water treatment are also explored.