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ReviewMembranes2021

The Implications of Membranes Used as Separators in Microbial Fuel Cells.

Jonathan Ramirez-Nava, Mariana Martínez-Castrejón, Rocío Lley García-Mesino, Jazmin Alaide López-Díaz, Oscar Talavera-Mendoza, Alicia Sarmiento-Villagrana, Fernando Rojano, Giovanni Hernández-Flores

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Review in Membranes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jonathan Ramirez-NavaFacultad de Ecología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Gran vía Tropical No 20, Fracc. Las Playas, Acapulco 39390, Mexico.
Mariana Martínez-CastrejónCentro de Ciencias de Desarrollo Regional, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Privada de Laurel No. 13, Col. El Roble, Acapulco 39640, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1224-7479
Rocío Lley García-MesinoFacultad de Ecología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Gran vía Tropical No 20, Fracc. Las Playas, Acapulco 39390, Mexico.
Jazmin Alaide López-DíazFacultad de Ecología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Gran vía Tropical No 20, Fracc. Las Playas, Acapulco 39390, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1557-8636
Oscar Talavera-MendozaEscuela Superior de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Ex Hacienda San Juan Bautista s/n, Taxco el Viejo 40323, Mexico.
Alicia Sarmiento-VillagranaFacultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Ambientales, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Periférico Poniente s/n, Frente a la Colonia Villa de Guadalupe, Iguala de la Independencia 40040, Mexico.
Fernando RojanoGus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV 25112, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5945-4838
Giovanni Hernández-FloresCONACYT-Escuela Superior de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Ex Hacienda San Juan Bautista s/n, Taxco el Viejo 40323, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-8464-832X
Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero · MXWest Virginia State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are electrochemical devices focused on bioenergy generation and organic matter removal carried out by microorganisms under anoxic environments. In these types of systems, the anodic oxidation reaction is catalyzed by anaerobic microorganisms, while the cathodic reduction reaction can be carried out biotically or abiotically. Membranes as separators in MFCs are the primary requirements for optimal electrochemical and microbiological performance. MFC configuration and operation are similar to those of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)-both having at least one anode and one cathode split by a membrane or separator. The Nafion

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membranesmicrobial fuel cellproton-exchange membraneseparators

Identifiers

PMID34677504
PMCPMC8539572
OpenAlexW3203905841

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