Microbial fuel cell technology for bioelectricity. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Venkataraman Sivasankar, Prabhakaran Mylsamy, Kiyoshi Omine, editors ; with a foreword by Kazuya Watanbe.
• Editors: Sivasankar, Venkataraman; Mylsamy, Prabhakaran; Omine, Kiyoshi
• Contents: Intro; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Contents; About the Editors; Chapter 1: Biologically Renewable Resources of Energy: Potentials, Progress and Barriers; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Energy; 1.1.2 Energy Resources and Sustainable Development; 1.1.3 Current Scenario of World's Energy Usage; 1.2 Renewable Energy Resources; 1.2.1 Potential of Biological Energy Resources; 1.2.2 Potential and Progress of Biomass Utilization as Biofuel; 1.2.3 Production of Ethanol from Biomass; 1.2.4 Production of Biodiesel from Biomass; 1.2.4.1 Production of Biodiesel from Microalgae 1.2.4.2 Current Progress in Biodiesel Production1.2.4.3 Challenges with the Commercialization of Biodiesel; Harvesting; Drying; 1.2.5 Production of Biogas from Biomass; 1.3 Barriers of Utilization of Renewable Biological Energy Resources for Fuel Production; 1.4 Future Possibilities of Utilization of Renewable Biological Energy Resources for Fuel Production; 1.5 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2: Microbial Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Types, Significance and Limitations; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic Configuration and Mechanism of MFC; 2.2.1 Anode Chamber; 2.2.2 Cathode Chamber 2.2.3 Separator Membrane2.3 Mechanism of Pre-Treatment for Increased Power Output; 2.3.1 Pre-Treatment of Electrode for Increased Power Output; 2.3.2 Pre-Treatment of Substrate for Increased Power Output; 2.3.2.1 Physical/Chemical Pre-Treatment; 2.3.2.2 Biological Treatment; 2.4 Classification; 2.4.1 Based on Mediator; 2.4.2 Based on Dependency of Microbial Nutrition; 2.4.2.1 Phototrophic MFC; 2.4.2.2 Heterotrophic MFC; 2.4.2.3 Mixotrophic MFC; 2.4.3 Based on Dependency of Light; 2.4.4 Based on Dependency of Temperature; 2.4.5 Based on Configuration; 2.5 Proposed Application of MFC 2.6 Barriers and Challenges in MFC2.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Plant Microbial Fuel Cell Technology: Developments and Limitations; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 General Architecture of a Plant Microbial Fuel Cell; 3.3 Anode Materials for Plant Microbial Fuel Cells; 3.4 Cathode Materials for Plant Microbial Fuel Cells; 3.5 Plants Used in MFC Systems; 3.6 Microbial Community Found in Plant Microbial Fuel Cells; 3.7 Improvements, Limitations, and Future Research for Plant Microbial Fuel Cells; References; Chapter 4: Current Advances in Paddy Plant Microbial Fuel Cells; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Test Materials and Methods4.3 Results and Discussion; 4.3.1 Experiment Using Bucket of 13 L with Carbon Fiber and Activated Bamboo Charcoal as Electrodes; 4.3.2 Experiment Using PET Bottle of 500 mL with Activated Bamboo Charcoal for Anode and Cathode; 4.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Algal Microbial Fuel Cells-Nature's Perpetual Energy Resource; 5.1 Current Scenario; 5.1.1 Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs); 5.1.2 Algae; 5.1.3 Experimental Setup of MFCs; 5.2 Electrode Materials; 5.2.1 Properties of Electrode Materials; 5.3 Materials Used for the Anode; 5.4 Materials Used for the Cathode
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 662/.88; Materials science; Microbial fuel cells; Biomass energy; Biomaterials; Renewable energy sources; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical; Biomass energy; Microbial fuel cells; Science -- Energy; Power generation & distribution; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Materials science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319929040; 3319929046
• Related ISBNs: 9783319929033; 3319929038
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 13, 2018).
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