Enhancing the efficiency of ceramic native soil membrane using Zircon in a continuous microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and sustainable energy

Cheraghipoor, Marzieh; Mohebbi-Kalhori, Davod; Noroozifar, Meissam; Maghsoodlou, Malek Taher

doi:10.1016/j.jece.2022.108255

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“…Dual-chambered 88.06 � 0.9 % Jain and Mungray [105] 13. Dual-chambered Kalporgan's soil Zircon Real wastewater --Cheraghipoor et al [106] 14…”

Section: Iron Oxidementioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Advances in the Development of Sustainable Composite Materials used as Membranes in Microbial Fuel Cells

James,

Velayudhaperumal Chellam

2023

The Chemical Record

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MFC can have dual functions; they can generate electricity from industrial and domestic effluents while purifying wastewater. Most MFC designs comprise a membrane which physically separates the cathode and anode compartments while keeping them electrically connected, playing a significant role in its efficiency. Popular commercial membranes such as Nafion, Hyflon and Zifron have excellent ionic conductivity, but have several drawbacks, mainly their prohibitive cost and non‐biodegradability, preventing the large‐scale application of MFC. Fabrication of composite materials that can function better at a much lower cost while also being environment‐friendly has been the endeavor of few researchers over the past years. The current review aims to apprise readers of the latest trends of the past decade in fabricating composite membranes (CM) for MFC. For emphasis on environmental‐friendly CM, the review begins with biopolymers, moving on to the carbon‐polymer, polymer‐polymer, and metal‐polymer CM. Lastly, critical analysis towards technology‐oriented propositions and realistic future directives in terms of strengths, weakness, opportunities, challenges (SWOC analysis) of the application of CM in MFC have been discussed for their possible large‐scale use. The focus of this review is the development of hybrid materials as membranes for fuel cells, while underscoring the need for environment‐friendly composites and processes.

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“…Dual-chambered 88.06 � 0.9 % Jain and Mungray [105] 13. Dual-chambered Kalporgan's soil Zircon Real wastewater --Cheraghipoor et al [106] 14…”

Section: Iron Oxidementioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Advances in the Development of Sustainable Composite Materials used as Membranes in Microbial Fuel Cells

James,

Velayudhaperumal Chellam

2023

The Chemical Record

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“…However, they have significant limitations that prevent their use on a large scale. For example, titanium, platinum, gold, and silver are costly; cobalt and titanium do not have good biocompatibility; copper, aluminum, and stainless steel are susceptible to corrosion; and platinum tends to be toxic when wastewater is used as a substrate and can affect microorganisms present [19,28,29].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, interest in carbon-based electrodes has increased among researchers due to their chemical, thermal, and electrochemical stability, significantly improving electricity production and removing contaminants from wastewater in MFCs [28]. These materials include graphite plate, carbon felt, carbon cloth, reticulated glassy carbon, carbon rod, carbon paper, carbon-fiber brush, carbon brush, graphite-fiber brush, graphite felt, granular graphite, graphene [29,30], and granular activated carbon (GAC) [31].…”

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confidence: 99%

Activated Carbon Electrodes for Bioenergy Production in Microbial Fuel Cells Using Synthetic Wastewater as Substrate

Agüero-Quiñones,

Ávila-Sánchez,

Rojas-Flores

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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The growing global energy demand drives the need to develop new clean energy technologies. In this context, microbial fuel cells (MFC) are one of the emerging technologies with great potential for eco-friendly energy generation; however, the correct choice of electrode material is a significant limitation in the optimal configuration of MFCs. Therefore, this research evaluated the efficiency of activated carbon (AC) anode electrodes for bioenergy production in MFC using synthetic wastewater as a substrate. Peak values of voltage (1120 ± 0.050 mV), current (4.64 ± 0.040 mA), power density (208.14 ± 17.15 mW/cm2), and current density (5.03 A/cm2) were generated, and the Rint obtained was 214.52 ± 5.22 Ω. The substrate was operated at pH values from 5.31 to 7.66, maximum ORP values (858 mV) were reached, and turbidity was reduced to 25.11 NTU. The SEM-EDS (scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) analyses allowed us to observe the morphology and composition of the AC electrodes, revealing a predominance of O, C, Si, Al, Fe, K, and Ca. It is concluded that the AC electrodes have the potential to produce bioenergy at a laboratory by means of MFC.

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“…Previous research has been conducted on producing bioelectricity in MFC systems. These researches start from dualchamber microbial fuel cells [5], solid phase MFC [6], membrane development [7], and cathode catalyst development [8] to wastewater treatment by using MFC [9]. Previous studies reveal that power generation through MFC depends on microbe metabolism [10], membrane [11] and electrode [12].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comparative study of two types of anode electrodes in a microbial fuel cell for producing bioelectricity from residential wastewater

Munfarida,

Munir,

Nilandita

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The increasing of population growth is positively correlated with the energy demand which leads to fossil fuel depletion. New renewable energy is one of the solutions to address the future energy crisis. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is one of the renewable energy sources since this device is able to convert chemical energy into electrical energy by using microorganisms. Many researchers have studied MFCs from wastewater as a medium for producing electricity through MFC systems. MFC performance depends on microbe metabolism, membrane, and electrodes. This study compared bioelectricity generation on a Batch System of Microbial Fuel Cell from residential wastewater using two types of anode electrodes (zinc plate and graphite rod). The consortium of indigenous wastewater bacteria has been used for MFC. An artificial membrane was made in the laboratory derived from the chitosan-jelly combination. Chitosan was extracted from crustacean shells. The research was conducted in the laboratory by directly measuring the voltage on the MFC system for three (3) days. This research reveals that the MFCs with zinc plate anode electrodes generated higher voltage throughout the days evaluated, with peaks of 970 mV. Meanwhile, MFC with graphite rod anode resulted in 880 mV maximum. This research finding of MFCs with zinc plate as electrode materials could be the key to sustainable bioelectricity generation from wastewater.

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Enhancing the efficiency of ceramic native soil membrane using Zircon in a continuous microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and sustainable energy

Cited by 16 publications

References 43 publications

Recent Advances in the Development of Sustainable Composite Materials used as Membranes in Microbial Fuel Cells

Recent Advances in the Development of Sustainable Composite Materials used as Membranes in Microbial Fuel Cells

Activated Carbon Electrodes for Bioenergy Production in Microbial Fuel Cells Using Synthetic Wastewater as Substrate

A comparative study of two types of anode electrodes in a microbial fuel cell for producing bioelectricity from residential wastewater

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