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ArticleBioprocess and biosystems engineering2025

Cost-effective sewage-powered microbial fuel cells with nitrogen-doped cobalt carbon nanofiber cathodes and biomass-derived graphitized anodes.

Nasser A M Barakat, Radwan A Almasri, Osama M Irfan

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Article in Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nasser A M BarakatChemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, 61516, Egypt. nasbarakat@mu.edu.eg.
Radwan A AlmasriDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, 51452, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. ra.almasri@qu.edu.sa.
Osama M IrfanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, 51452, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

This study presents the design and performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) utilizing sewage water as a renewable source for electricity generation. The proposed MFCs employ an air-cathode, single-chamber configuration that harnesses atmospheric oxygen as the electron acceptor, eliminating the need for consumable electron acceptor chemicals. Unlike traditional systems, no external microorganisms are introduced; instead, indigenous microbial communities present in sewage are utilized as efficient biocatalysts. The anode is constructed from graphitized corncob, a biomass-derived material that surpasses conventional anodes such as carbon cloth and carbon paper, achieving power densities of 450 ± 15 mW/m

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Bioelectric Energy SourcesBiomassCarbonCobaltGraphiteNanofibersNitrogenSewageCost-Benefit AnalysisElectrodesCarbonCobaltGraphiteNitrogenSewageBiomass-derived anodeCarbon nanofibersMicrobial fuel cellsNon-precious cathodeSewage water

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