Recent advances in the application of biochar in microbial electrochemical cells. (1st March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Patwardhan, Sanchita Bipin; Pandit, Soumya; Kumar Gupta, Piyush; Kumar Jha, Niraj; Rawat, Jyoti; Joshi, Hem C.; Priya, Kanu; Gupta, Meenal; Lahiri, Dibyajit; Nag, Moupriya; Kumar Thakur, Vijay; Kumar Kesari, Kavindra
• Is Part Of: Fuel. Volume 311(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-03-01
• Subjects: 3D-EMFC 3-Dimensional Electrode MFC -- AMBC American Bancorp of Ohio -- AO Acid Orange -- ASTM The American Society for Testing and Materials -- BCw Wood-based Biomass -- BET Brunauer–Emmett–Teller -- CCS Carbon Capture and Storage -- CNCB Carbon Nanoparticle-Coated Porous Biochar -- COD Chemical Oxygen Demand -- CS Carbon Sheets -- CV Cyclic Voltammetry -- DIN Deutsche Institut fur Normung -- EAB Electro-Active Bacteria -- EDLCS Electrical Double-Layer Capacitors -- EDX Energy Dispersive X-ray -- EIS EPGC-800-2 Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy Eggplant-derived Graphitic Carbon-800-2 -- FARO Federal Agricultural Research Oryza -- FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy -- GP Graphite Particle -- GS-15 General Schedule-15 -- HTC Hydrothermal Torrefaction or Carbonization -- ICP-AES Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometry -- ISO International Organization for Standardization -- LCCA Life Cycle Cost Analysis -- LED Light-Emitting Diode -- M Molar -- MESs Microbial Electrochemical Systems -- MFC Microbial Fuel Cell -- NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance -- OMW Olive Mill Waste -- ORR Oxygen Reduction Reaction -- PANI Pseudo-Automatic Number Identification -- PBS Phosphate-Buffered Saline -- PEDOT Poly (3, 4-ethylene dioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate -- PEM Proton Exchange Membrane -- PMFC-RBC PMFCs with Rice Plants and Biochar Anodes -- PMFC-RCF PMFCs with Rice Plants and Carbon Felt Anodes -- PMFCS Plant Microbial Fuel Cells -- PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene -- PVA Polyvinyl Alcohol -- RDE Real Driving Emissions -- SCS Stabilization and Control System -- SEM Scanning Electron Microscope -- SFG Surface Functional Group -- SM-10 Carbon-monolith 10 -- SMFC Soil Microbial Fuel Cells -- SMZ Sulfamethoxazole -- TEM Transmission Electron Microscopy -- TPD Temperature-Programmed Desorption -- UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply -- V Voltage -- VC Vulcan Carbon -- WDB Workforce Development Board -- XPS X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy -- XRD X-Ray Diffraction -- XRF X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy -- Z0 Initial Impedance -- Z00 Negative Hypothetical Impedance; Microbial Fuel Cells -- Biochar -- Anode -- Cathode -- Pyrolysis -- Supercapacitor; Fuel -- Periodicals; Coal -- Periodicals; Coal; Fuel; Periodicals; 662.6
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122501
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0016-2361

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: Various characteristics of biochar are discussed for their application in MFCs. Different methods of biochar synthesis are elaborated. Emerging methods are explained to estimate biochar potential and its life cycle assessment. The advantages and environmental applications of biochar are described. Analytical studies focusing on the ability of biochar catalyst are discussed in poison detection. Abstract: The International Biochar Initiative classifies biochar as "a solid material derived from the carbonization of biomass." Biochar is a solid substance produced during the thermochemical degradation of biomass. This paper describes several examinations that have been conducted to investigate novel utilization of biomass since biochar is affordable, environmentally beneficial, and can be utilized for diverse purposes, such as soil stabilization, wastewater treatment, greenhouse gas management and power generation. Biochar has also been applied in fuel cells and supercapacitors, according to the latest reports. Biochar has the potential to be new and tenable material for microbial fuel cell electrodes. Biochar MFCs made through pyrolysis and gasification, exhibited significant performance as compared to activated carbon and graphite granule. This paper emphasizes the use of biochar as electrodes in MFCs to facilitate the simultaneous treatment of wastewater and electricity generation while also providing additional commercial advantages. Applications of biochar in microbial fuel cells as separator membrane and cathode catalysts are also mentioned. Brief information on the future prospects of the use of biochar in microbial fuel cells is further summarized.