Performance and recent improvement in microbial fuel cells for simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal: A review  

作　　者：Haishu Sun Shengjun Xu Guoqiang Zhuang Xuliang Zhuang 

机构地区：[1]Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

出　　处：《Journal of Environmental Sciences》2016年第1期242-248,共7页环境科学学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the "Knowledge Innovation" Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nos. KZZD-EW09-3 and KSCX2-EW-B-1-5);the National Water Pollution Control and Treatment Science and Technology Major Project (No. 2015ZX07206-006);the Key Technologies R&D Program of China (No. 2014BAD14B01)

摘　　要：Microbial fuel cells（MFCs） have become a promising technology for wastewater treatment accompanying electricity generation. Carbon and nitrogen removal can be achieved by utilizing the electron transfer between the anode and cathode in an MFC. However,large-scale power production and high removal efficiency must be achieved at a low cost to make MFCs practical and economically competitive in the future. This article reviews the principles, feasibility and bottlenecks of MFCs for simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal, the recent advances and prospective strategies for performance improvement, as well as the involved microbes and electron transfer mechanisms.Microbial fuel cells（MFCs） have become a promising technology for wastewater treatment accompanying electricity generation. Carbon and nitrogen removal can be achieved by utilizing the electron transfer between the anode and cathode in an MFC. However,large-scale power production and high removal efficiency must be achieved at a low cost to make MFCs practical and economically competitive in the future. This article reviews the principles, feasibility and bottlenecks of MFCs for simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal, the recent advances and prospective strategies for performance improvement, as well as the involved microbes and electron transfer mechanisms.

关 键 词：Microbial fuel cells Wastewater treatment Electricity generation Simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal Electron transfer 

分 类 号：X703[环境科学与工程—环境工程] TM911.45[电气工程—电力电子与电力传动]