Journal of Environmental Health Sciences (한국환경보건학회지)

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Microbial Fuel Cells: Principles and Applications to Environmental Health

미생물 연료전지의 원리 및 환경보건 분야로의 응용

  • Han, Sun-Kee (Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University)
  • 한선기 (한국방송통신대학교 환경보건학과)
  • Received : 2012.03.13
  • Accepted : 2012.03.30
  • Published : 2012.04.30
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Abstract

The research on microbial fuel cells (MFCs) needs various knowledge of different fields such as electrochemistry, microbiology, environmental engineering, and material engineering. Although electrochemically active bacteria are very diverse, the performance of MFCs is affected primarily by the structure of the reactor system. Thus, the development in the system architecture is critical to lower internal resistance and increase power generation for commercialization. This paper summarizes the principles of MFCs and demonstrates the infinite potential of MFCs in various applications including wastewater treatment, biosensors, biohydrogen production, remote power sources, implantable medical devices, etc.

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