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Optimization of operating conditions of miniaturize single chambered microbial fuel cell using NiWO4/graphene oxide modified anode for performance improvement and microbial communities dynamics
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NiWO4 and graphene oxide (NWG) modified anodic carbon cloth is used to improve the performance of single chambered microbial fuel cell (SMFC) by statistical optimization of operational parameters and significant improvement occurs in electron transfer between the microbes and modified anode.About:
This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2019-04-11. It has received 34 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Anode & Microbial fuel cell.read more
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Development And modification of materials to build cost-effective Anodes for microbial fuel cells (MFCs): An overview
TL;DR: In this paper, a review summarizes some potential natural materials and modification strategies for the construction of anode electrodes to decrease the cost and enhance the performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs).
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Application of advanced anodes in microbial fuel cells for power generation: A review.
Teng Cai,Teng Cai,Lijun Meng,Gang Chen,Yu Xi,Nan Jiang,Jialing Song,Shengyang Zheng,Yanbiao Liu,Guangyin Zhen,Manhong Huang +10 more
TL;DR: In this review, different properties of advanced materials for decorating anode have been comprehensively elucidated regarding to the principle of well-designed electrode, power output and electrochemical properties of MFCs.
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Electricity generation and microbial community of single-chamber microbial fuel cells in response to Cu2O nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide as cathode catalyst
Shuaishuai Xin,Shuaishuai Xin,Jianguo Shen,Guocheng Liu,Qinghua Chen,Zhou Xiao,Guodong Zhang,Yanjun Xin +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of a single-chamber MFC with Cu2O/rGO cathode catalyst was investigated comparing with commercial Pt/C, and the results indicated that the MFC had higher output voltage (0.223 V) and coulombic efficiency (92.5%).
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Modern trend of anodes in microbial fuel cells (MFCs): An overview
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of different conventional and modern anode materials are briefly discussed considering their advantages and limitations in terms of performance and performance of anode in MFCs.
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Enhanced performance of microbial fuel cells using Ag nanoparticles modified Co, N co-doped carbon nanosheets as bifunctional cathode catalyst.
TL;DR: The results suggested the Ag/Co-N-C nanosheets can serve as a promising cathode catalyst for practical applications of MFCs.
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Electricity-producing bacterial communities in microbial fuel cells
Bruce E. Logan,John M. Regan +1 more
TL;DR: The microbial communities found in MFCs, collectively defined as a community of "exoelectrogens", and the prospects for this emerging bioenergy technology are reviewed.
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Operational parameters affecting the performannce of a mediator-less microbial fuel cell.
Geun Cheol Gil,In Seop Chang,Byung Hong Kim,Mia Kim,Jae Kyung Jang,Hyung Soo Park,Hyung Joo Kim +6 more
TL;DR: A mediator-less microbial fuel cell was optimized in terms of various operating conditions and showed linear relationship with the fuel added at low concentration, and the electronic charge was well correlated with substrate concentration from up to 400 mg l(-1) of COD(cr).
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Recent progress in electrodes for microbial fuel cells.
TL;DR: A review of recent advances in electrode material and a configuration of both the anode and cathode in MFCs are provided and the modification methods for the anodic electrode are summarized.
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Effect of different substrates on the performance, bacterial diversity, and bacterial viability in microbial fuel cells
TL;DR: Geobacter-like species with the most representative Geobactersulfurreducens PCA(T) were integral members of the bacterial community in all MFCs except for the propionate-fed system, and there was no single dominant bacterial species.
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Effect of electrolyte pH on the rate of the anodic and cathodic reactions in an air-cathode microbial fuel cell
TL;DR: The impedance spectra of the anode and cathode of the MFC at the open-circuit potential revealed that the anodic microbial process preferred a neutral pH and microbial activities decreased at higher or lower pH; while the cathodic reaction was improved with increasing pH.