Recent progress and perspectives in microbial fuel cells for bioenergy generation and wastewater treatment》.pdf

Fuel Processing Technology 138 (2015) 284–297 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Fuel Processing Technology journal homepage: www. elsevi er. com/ locate /fuproc Review Recent progress and perspectives in microbial fuel cells for bioenergy generation and wastewater treatment☆ F.J. Hernández-Fernández a, A. Pérez de los Ríos b, M.J. Salar-García a,⁎, V.M. Ortiz-Martínez a, L.J. Lozano-Blanco a, C. Godínez a, F. Tomás-Alonso b, J. Quesada-Medina b a Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Technical University of Cartagena, Campus La Muralla, E-30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain b Department of Chemical Engineering, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) use bacteria to convert the chemical energy of a particular substrate contained in Received 19 January 2015 wastewater into electrical energy. This is achieved when bacteria transfer electrons to an electrode rather than Received in revised form 7 May 2015 directly to an electron acceptor. Their technical feasibility has recently been proven and there is great enthusiasm Accepted 21 May 2015 in the scientific community that MFCs could provide a source of “green electricity” by exploiting domestic and Available online xxxx