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An Integrated Mathematical Model of Microbial Fuel Cell Processes: Bioelectrochemical and Microbiologic Aspects

A. Capodaglio,D. Cecconet,D. Molognoni

Published 2017 in Unknown venue

ABSTRACT

Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) represent a still relatively new technology for liquid organic waste treatment and simultaneous recovery of energy and resources. Although the technology is quite appealing due its potential benefits, its practical application is still hampered by several drawbacks, such as systems instability (especially when attempting to scale-up reactors from laboratory prototypes), internally competing microbial reactions, and limited power generation. This paper is an attempt to address some of the issues related to MFC application in wastewater treatment with a simulation model. Reactor configuration, operational schemes, electrochemical and microbiological characterization, optimization methods and modelling strategies were reviewed and have been included in a mathematical simulation model written with a multidisciplinary, multi-perspective approach, considering the possibility of feeding real substrates to an MFC system while dealing with a complex microbiological population. The conclusions drawn herein can be of practical interest for all MFC researchers dealing with domestic or industrial wastewater treatment.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2017

  • Venue

    Unknown venue

  • Publication date

    2017-11-20

  • Fields of study

    Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.3390/PR5040073
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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