ReviewChemosphere2022
Microbial fuel cell compared to a chemostat.
Review in Chemosphere, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Sugarcane Bagasse-Derived Biochar-Enabled Microbial Fuel Cell for Concurrent Bioelectrochemical Energy Recovery and Wastewater Remediation.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Understanding time-growth rate relationship for slow-growing microbial cells in retentostat culturing systems.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Microbial fuel cell centric nutrient rebalancing and recycling from human waste in space missions.Emerging topics in life sciences · 2025Review
- N-Doped Carbon Nanowire-Modified Macroporous Carbon Foam Microbial Fuel Cell Anode: Enrichment of Exoelectrogens and Enhancement of Extracellular Electron Transfer.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Microbial Growth under Limiting Conditions-Future Perspectives.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Microbial Fuel Cell Construction Features and Application for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment.Membranes · 2023Review
- Effect of Electrode Spacing on the Performance of a Membrane-Less Microbial Fuel Cell with Magnetite as an Additive.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Isolation and Characterisation of Electrogenic Bacteria from Mud Samples.Microorganisms · 2023Article
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Abstract
Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) represent a green and sustainable energy conversion system that integrate bacterial biofilms within an electrochemical two-electrode set-up to produce electricity from organic waste. In this review, we focus on a novel exploratory model, regarding "thin" biofilms forming on highly perfusable (non-diffusible) anodes in small-scale, continuous flow MFCs due to the unique properties of the electroactive biofilm. We discuss how this type of MFC can behave as a chemostat in fulfilling common properties including steady state growth and multiple steady states within the limit of biological physicochemical conditions imposed by the external environment. With continuous steady state growth, there is also continuous metabolic rate and continuous electrical power production, which like the chemostat can be controlled. The model suggests that in addition to controlling growth rate and power output by changing the external resistive load, it will be possible instead to change the flow rate/dilution rate.
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