An Overview on Biological Concept of Microbial Fuel Cells

The microorganisms such as bacteria act as biological catalysts in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). These microorganisms oxidize the organic matter at the anode and transfer the electrons exogenously to the electrode surface (anode surface) without any need of artificial mediators. Such microorgani...

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Main Authors: Kumar, Ravinder, Singh, Lakhveer, Zularisam, A. W.
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2014
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description The microorganisms such as bacteria act as biological catalysts in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). These microorganisms oxidize the organic matter at the anode and transfer the electrons exogenously to the electrode surface (anode surface) without any need of artificial mediators. Such microorganisms have been referred as exoelectrogens. They form conductive biofilms on the electrode surface, metabolize the substrates into electrons, protons and carbon dioxide. The exoelectrogens produce some redox proteins such as c-type cytochromes and pili for direct electron transfer, and some electron shuttles e.g., pyocyanin for mediated electron transfer.
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spelling ump-94922019-08-28T02:59:42Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9492/ An Overview on Biological Concept of Microbial Fuel Cells Kumar, Ravinder Singh, Lakhveer Zularisam, A. W. T Technology (General) The microorganisms such as bacteria act as biological catalysts in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). These microorganisms oxidize the organic matter at the anode and transfer the electrons exogenously to the electrode surface (anode surface) without any need of artificial mediators. Such microorganisms have been referred as exoelectrogens. They form conductive biofilms on the electrode surface, metabolize the substrates into electrons, protons and carbon dioxide. The exoelectrogens produce some redox proteins such as c-type cytochromes and pili for direct electron transfer, and some electron shuttles e.g., pyocyanin for mediated electron transfer. Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2014-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9492/1/0.pdf Kumar, Ravinder and Singh, Lakhveer and Zularisam, A. W. (2014) An Overview on Biological Concept of Microbial Fuel Cells. International Journal of Engineering Technology And Sciences, 2 (1). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2289-697X. (Published) http://ijets.ump.edu.my/images/archive/Vol2/0.pdf
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An Overview on Biological Concept of Microbial Fuel Cells
title An Overview on Biological Concept of Microbial Fuel Cells
title_full An Overview on Biological Concept of Microbial Fuel Cells
title_fullStr An Overview on Biological Concept of Microbial Fuel Cells
title_full_unstemmed An Overview on Biological Concept of Microbial Fuel Cells
title_short An Overview on Biological Concept of Microbial Fuel Cells
title_sort overview on biological concept of microbial fuel cells
topic T Technology (General)
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9492/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9492/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9492/1/0.pdf