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Animal carcass wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation in up-flow tubular microbial fuel cells: effects of HRT and non-precious metallic catalyst.
Xiaohu Li,Nengwu Zhu,Nengwu Zhu,Yun Wang,Ping Li,Ping Li,Pingxiao Wu,Pingxiao Wu,Jinhua Wu,Jinhua Wu +9 more
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The results demonstrated that ACW could be the fuel of MFCs to generate bioelectricity, and MFC-4 showed best bioElectricity performance.About:
This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2013-01-01. It has received 95 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microbial fuel cell & Hydraulic retention time.read more
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Towards sustainable wastewater treatment by using microbial fuel cells-centered technologies
Wen-Wei Li,Han-Qing Yu,Zhen He +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed integration of MFCs with other treatment technologies to form an MFC-centered treatment scheme based on thoroughly analyzing the challenges and opportunities, and discuss future efforts to be made for realizing sustainable wastewater treatment.
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Recent advances in the use of different substrates in microbial fuel cells toward wastewater treatment and simultaneous energy recovery
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of different types (designs) of MFCs in terms of electric current and power outputs together with the wastewater treatment efficiency, including chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and columbic efficiency (CE), is presented.
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Microbial fuel cell: Critical factors regulating bio-catalyzed electrochemical process and recent advancements
TL;DR: In this paper, an overview on the fundamental operational mechanism of MFC encompassing electromotive force, electron delivery, electron transfer, losses encountered during operation, and specific function of physical, biological and operational factors on the bioelectrogenic activity is elaborated.
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Long-term performance of liter-scale microbial fuel cells treating primary effluent installed in a municipal wastewater treatment facility.
TL;DR: The results demonstrate the technical viability of MFC technology outside the laboratory and its potential advantages in low energy consumption, low sludge production, and energy recovery from wastes.
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Microbial catalyzed electrochemical systems: a bio-factory with multi-facet applications.
TL;DR: This review addresses the contemporary progress and advances made in MCES, focusing on its application towards value addition and waste remediation.
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Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater
TL;DR: The most widely read reference in the water industry, Water Industry Reference as discussed by the authors, is a comprehensive reference tool for water analysis methods that covers all aspects of USEPA-approved water analysis.
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Microbial Fuel Cells: Methodology and Technology†
Bruce E. Logan,Bert Hamelers,René A. Rozendal,Uwe Schröder,Jurg Keller,Stefano Freguia,P. Aelterman,Willy Verstraete,Korneel Rabaey +8 more
TL;DR: A review of the different materials and methods used to construct MFCs, techniques used to analyze system performance, and recommendations on what information to include in MFC studies and the most useful ways to present results are provided.
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Exoelectrogenic bacteria that power microbial fuel cells
TL;DR: This Progress article explores the underlying reasons for exocellular electron transfer, including cellular respiration and possible cell–cell communication, to understand bacterial versatility in mechanisms used for current generation.
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Electricity generation using an air-cathode single chamber microbial fuel cell in the presence and absence of a proton exchange membrane.
Hong Liu,Bruce E. Logan +1 more
TL;DR: An analysis based on available anode surface area and maximum bacterial growth rates suggests that mediatorless MFCs may have an upper order-of-magnitude limit in power density of 10(3) mW/m2.
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Bug juice: harvesting electricity with microorganisms
TL;DR: A new form of microbial respiration has recently been discovered in which microorganisms conserve energy to support growth by oxidizing organic compounds to carbon dioxide with direct quantitative electron transfer to electrodes.