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Progress in Chemistry 2008, Vol. 20 Issue (0708): 1233-1240 Previous Articles   

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Mechanism of Energy Generation of Microbial Fuel Cells

Lu Na1,2 Zhou Shungui2 Ni Jinren1**   

  1. (1.Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China; 2.Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment Pollution Integrated Control, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environment and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China)
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Microbial fuel cell(MFCs) are the emerging technology for producing electricity directly from biodegradable organic matter using bacteria as catalyst. One of the most promising applications for MFCs is to use them simultaneously treating organic wastes while accomplishing power generation. The main problems for MFC are low electron transfer and power density.The electron transfer from microbial cell to the fuel cell anode, as a process that links microbiology and electrochemistry, represents a key factor that defines the MFC power and energy output. In the paper, five key steps including fuel bio-oxidation, electron transfer to anode, electron transfer through the external circuit, proton diffusion and cathode reaction for electricity generation by MFC systems are identified and discussed in detail. Finally, the potential study directions in the future are prospected.
Key words: microbial fuel cells, mechanism of energy generation, electron transfer, output power

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