Advanced microbial fuel cell for waste water treatment—a review

Petroleum, coal, and natural gas reservoir were depleting continuously due to an increase in industrialization, which enforced study to identify alternative sources. The next option is the renewable resources which are most important for energy purpose coupled with environmental problem reduction. M...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2021-02, Vol.28 (5), p.5005-5019
Main Authors: Jatoi, Abdul Sattar, Akhter, Faheem, Mazari, Shaukat Ali, Sabzoi, Nizamuddin, Aziz, Shaheen, Soomro, Suhail Ahmed, Mubarak, Nabisab Mujawar, Baloch, Humair, Memon, Abdul Qayoom, Ahmed, Shoaib
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Biochemical fuel cells
Bioelectric Energy Sources
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Electricity
Electrodes
Energy
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Fuel cells
Fuel technology
Industrial wastewater
Microorganisms
Nanomaterials
Nanotechnology
Natural gas
Problem solving
Process parameters
Renewable resources
Review Article
Substrates
Sustainable yield
Waste Water
Waste Water Technology
Wastewater
Wastewater treatment
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Water Purification
Water treatment
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Summary:Petroleum, coal, and natural gas reservoir were depleting continuously due to an increase in industrialization, which enforced study to identify alternative sources. The next option is the renewable resources which are most important for energy purpose coupled with environmental problem reduction. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have become a promising approach to generate cleaner and more sustainable electrical energy. The involvement of various disciplines had been contributing to enhancing the performance of the MFCs. This review covers the performance of MFC along with different wastewater as a substrate in terms of treatment efficiencies as well as for energy generation. Apart from this, effect of various parameters and use of different nanomaterials for performance of MFC were also studied. From the current study, it proves that the use of microbial fuel cell along with the use of nanomaterials could be the waste and energy-related problem-solving approach. MFC could be better in performances based on optimized process parameters for handling any wastewater from industrial process.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-11691-2