Microbial Fuel Cell United with Other Existing Technologies for Enhanced Power Generation and Efficient Wastewater Treatment

Nowadays, the world is experiencing an energy crisis due to extensive globalization and industrialization. Most of sources renewable are getting depleted, thus, there urge locate alternative routes produce efficiently. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) a favorable technology that utilizes electroactive microorganisms acting as biocatalyst at anode compartment converting organic matter present in sewage water for bioelectricity production simultaneously treating wastewater. However, certain limitations with typical stand-alone MFC efficient recovery its practical implementation, including low power output high cost associated treatment. There various modifications carried out on eliminating MFC. Examples such modification include integration microbial capacitive deionization technology, forward osmosis anaerobic digester, constructed wetland technology. This review describes integrated systems along their potential application industrial scale wastewater treatment, biofuel generation, production. As result, MFCs existing urgently needed address cost, fouling, durability, sustainability-related issues while also improving grade treatment received by effluent.