Microbial Fuel Cell

Debabrata Das, Ph.D. (IIT-Delhi), FIAHE, FNAE, FBRS, FAScT, FIE(I), is a senior professor and former MNRE Renewable Energy Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He has made significant contributions to bioenergy production processes by applying fermentation technology. His primary areas of research are gaseous fuel production from organic wastes; CO2 sequestration, biodiesel production from microalgae; and electricity generation from microbial fuel cells. He has authored more than 140 research publications in peer-reviewed journals, has written two textbooks and one reference book, and has contributed more than 23 book chapters. He has been awarded the IAHE Akira Mitsue award and Malaviya Memorial award for senior faculty for his contributions to hydrogen research. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Principles of microbial fuel cell for the power generation.- 3. Characteristics of microbes involved in microbial fuel cell.- 4. Microbial ecology of anodic biofilms: From species selection to microbial interactions.- 5. Anodic electron transfer mechanism in bioelectrochemical systems.- 6. Development of suitable anode materials for microbial fuel cells.- 7. Performances of separator and membraneless microbial fuel cell.- 8. Role of cathode catalyst in microbial fuel cell.- 9. Role of biocathodes in bioelectrochemical systems.- 10. Physicochemical parameters governing microbial fuel cell performance.- 11. Reactor design for bioelectrochemical systems.- 12. Microfluidic microbial fuel cell: On-chip automated and robust method to generate energy.- 13. Diagnostic tools for the assessment of MFC.- 14. Modelling of reaction and transport in microbial fuel cells.- 15. Bioremediation and power generation from organic wastes using microbial fuel cell.- 16. Removal and recovery of metals by using bio-electrochemical system.- 17. Sediment microbial fuel cell and constructed wetland assisted with it: Challenges and future prospects.- 18. Fundamentals of microbial desalination cell.- 19. Biophotovoltaics: Conversion of light energy to bioelectricity through photosynthetic microbial fuel cell technology.- 20. Application of microbial fuel cell as a biosensor.- 21. Microbial fuel cell as alternate power tool: Potential and challenges.- 22. Microbially mediated electrosynthesis processes.- 23. Recent progress towards scaling up of MFCs.- 24. Scaling up of MFCs: Challenges and case studies.- 25. Challenges in microbial fuel cell and future scope.- Index.

“The book is written by true professionals in the field whose clear style and nice illustrations help the reader (student or scientist in different fields, policy maker or anyone interested in the ballet of electrons – and protons- in this world) to progress in this field.” (Ioan I. Ardelean, Bulletin of Micro and Nanoelectrotechnologies, Vol. 9 (1-2), January, 2019)