Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/243656 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Citation: 
[Journal:] Energy Reports [ISSN:] 2352-4847 [Volume:] 5 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2019 [Pages:] 1116-1136
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
Transforming organic waste directly into electricity or indirectly into sources of hydrogen fuel is credible through exoelectrogen microorganisms grown on the anode or cathode that catalyze electrochemical reactions. In this review, we discuss the origin of the electrochemical kinetic in both microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) that are utilized to produce energy from waste through either directly by producing electric energy, or indirectly through hydrogen gas production, respectively. The concept of utilizing electrochemical techniques of cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometric and derivative cyclic voltammetry to study the interfacial kinetics of exoelectrogenic bacteria and characterize biofilms are described. Additionally, we discuss the influence of various parts of electrochemical cells on bioelectrocatalytic processes, i.e, system design, electrolyte properties, anode and cathode materials. Thus, the necessity of optimizing parameters impacting the efficiency, rate, bacteria enrichment, and system implementations for improved biofilm performance are briefly discussed along with the figures of merit.
Subjects: 
Anodic respiring bacteria
Bio-electrocatalytic
Bioenergy
Exoelectrogens
MECs
MFCs
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