Enzymatic and microbial biofuel cells: current developments and future directions

Mukherjee, Anwesha; Patel, Vishwata; Shah, M. T.; Munshi, Nasreen S.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-822810-4.00029-4

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“…Moreover, the present oil reserves of world approximated about 1342 billion barrels in the year 2009 [4]. Moreover, the EIA has also notified that the worldwide oil production in the year 2007 reached approximately 85 million barrels [5]. Dr. Colin Campbell, an American biochemist, proposed that the total fuel reserves of world will be exhausted in upcoming four decades if the oil production stays at present rate.…”

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Core Challenges and Prospects of Methanol Utilization, Prediction and Optimization for Sustainable Environment

Usman,

Kashif Jamil,

Hanif

et al. 2023

Methanol Fuel in Transportation Sector and Fuel Cells

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The transportation sector stands at the forefront of global challenges, where its significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution has become an urgent matter demanding immediate attention. For addressing these compelling concerns and leading the automotive industry toward a sustainable future, it is, therefore, imperative to explore the realm of alternative fuel that can effectively mitigate the environmental impact of automobiles. Methanol, a renewable alternative fuel, has gathered quite an attention due to its potential to be used as a wonderful alternative to neat gasoline in spark ignition engines. However, there are some core challenges that must be addressed to utilize methanol on a commercial scale in the transport sector. These core challenges include cold start issues, enhanced NOx emissions, 100% methanol utilization, transportation concerns and lubricant oil deterioration. In this chapter, these challenges along with their potential solutions have been discussed in detail. Moreover, different techniques such as artificial neural network and response surface methodology have been discussed to predict and optimize the usage of methanol in SI engines. The adoption of methanol, as an alternative to gasoline, will help us achieve some important sustainable development goals, thus fulfilling the promise of a sustainable future for the upcoming world.

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Core Challenges and Prospects of Methanol Utilization, Prediction and Optimization for Sustainable Environment

Usman,

Kashif Jamil,

Hanif

et al. 2023

Methanol Fuel in Transportation Sector and Fuel Cells

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New Perspectives in Wastewater Treatment: Biological Degradation of Recalcitrant Organics Using Microbial Fuel Cell and Photocatalytic Degradation of Residual Organics by Eco-Friendly Magnetic Nanoparticles

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Chauhan³

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A Perspective Review on Microbial Fuel Cells in Treatment and Product Recovery from Wastewater

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Dhasmana

Kumari

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The treatment of wastewater is an expensive and energy-extensive practice that not only ensures the power generation requirements to sustain the current energy demands of an increasing human population but also aids in the subsequent removal of enormous quantities of wastewater that need to be treated within the environment. Thus, renewable energy source-based wastewater treatment is one of the recently developing techniques to overcome power generation and environmental contamination issues. In wastewater treatment, microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has demonstrated a promising potential to evolve as a sustainable approach, with the simultaneous recovery of energy and nutrients to produce bioelectricity that harnesses the ability of electrogenic microbes to oxidize organic contaminants present in wastewater. Since traditional wastewater treatment has various limitations, sustainable implementations of MFCs might be a feasible option in wastewater treatment, green electricity production, biohydrogen synthesis, carbon sequestration, and environmentally sustainable sewage treatment. In MFCs, the electrochemical treatment mechanism is based on anodic oxidation and cathodic reduction reactions, which have been considerably improved by the last few decades of study. However, electricity production by MFCs remains a substantial problem for practical implementations owing to the difficulty in balancing yield with overall system upscaling. This review discusses the developments in MFC technologies, including improvements to their structural architecture, integration with different novel biocatalysts and biocathode, anode, and cathode materials, various microbial community interactions and substrates to be used, and the removal of contaminants. Furthermore, it focuses on providing critical insights and analyzing various types, processes, applications, challenges, and futuristic aspects of wastewater treatment-related MFCs and thus sustainable resource recovery. With appropriate planning and further studies, we look forward to the industrialization of MFCs in the near future, with the idea that this will lead to greener fuels and a cleaner environment for all of mankind.

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Enzymatic and microbial biofuel cells: current developments and future directions

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Core Challenges and Prospects of Methanol Utilization, Prediction and Optimization for Sustainable Environment

Core Challenges and Prospects of Methanol Utilization, Prediction and Optimization for Sustainable Environment

New Perspectives in Wastewater Treatment: Biological Degradation of Recalcitrant Organics Using Microbial Fuel Cell and Photocatalytic Degradation of Residual Organics by Eco-Friendly Magnetic Nanoparticles

A Perspective Review on Microbial Fuel Cells in Treatment and Product Recovery from Wastewater

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