Photosynthesis-Assisted Energy Generation

Dr. Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj is a Full Professor of C ES TC FOR at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)-Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Unidad Altamira (CICATA-Altamira), Altamira, Tamps., in Mexico. He has developed various working prototypes of bioelectro-chemical systems. Dr. Iryna Rusyn is a Doctor of Biological Sciences in Biotechnology, Associate Professor, and Head of Scientific Research Electrobiosystems for obtaining Plant-microbial bioelectricity at Lviv Polytechnic National University, Department of Ecology and Sustainable Environmental Management in Ukraine.

• List of Contributors xvPreface xxiAcknowledgments xxiiiPart I The Basic Principle and Fundamentals of Photosynthesis-Assisted Power Generation 11 Introduction to Electron Transfer Mechanisms in Photosynthesis-Assisted Power Generation 3Nancy González Gamboa1.1 Introduction 31.2 Electron Transfer Mechanism 41.3 Photosynthesis in the Electron Transfer Mechanism 81.4 Technologies In Which the Photosynthesis Process Can Be Applied for Energy Generation 121.5 Future Vision of the Use of Photosynthesis in Energy Generation 151.6 Conclusion 172 Role of Functional Materials Involved in the Photosynthesis-Assisted Power Generation 21Manoj K. Srinivasan, Pratima B. Jayarm, Ravichandiran Ragunath, Briska Jifrina Premnath, Nalini Namasivayam, and Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj2.1 Introduction 212.2 Plant-Mediated Microbial Fuel Cells 232.3 Applications of PMFC technology 272.4 Development of Electrodes and Membranes for Plant Microbial Fuel Cells 282.5 Challenges and Future Perspective 412.6 Conclusion 423 An Overview of the Non-noble Electrocatalysts as Air Cathodes in Biocells 57Omar Francisco G. Vazquez and Ma. Del Rosario M. Virgen3.1 Introduction 573.2 Operation and Structure of the Aerated Cathode 593.3 Importance of Materials in the Construction of Catalytic Electrodes for Hydrogen Reduction 623.4 Disadvantages of Noble Metal Electrocatalysts 633.5 Synthesis of Non-noble Electrocatalysts and Their Performance 653.6 Conclusions and Perspectives 704 Configurations of Plant-Based Microbial Fuel Cell System and Its Impact on Power Density 77Mohnish M. Borker4.1 Introduction 774.2 Operating Principle 784.3 PMFC Configurations 794.4 Cylindrical PMFC 824.5 Conclusion 855 The Critical Impact of Photosynthetic Pathway of Plants on the Performance of PMFC 87Julio C. Gómora-Hernández, Nicolas Flores-Álamo, L.A. Díaz-Colín, S. Ventura-Cruz, and Miriam J. Jiménez-Cedillo5.1 Introduction 875.2 Brief History of PMFC 895.3 Conformation of Conventional PMFC, Electrode Materials, and Basic Elements 905.4 Bacterial Community 925.5 Rhizodeposition Process and Photosynthetic Pathways 945.6 The Role of C3, C4, and CAM Plants in PMFC 975.7 The Role of Wetland and Drought-resistant Plants in PMFC 1095.8 Trends and Future Perspectives 1105.9 Conclusions 111Part II The Diversity of Photosynthesis-Assisted Power Generation 1256 Insights on Algae-based Microbial Fuel Cells 127Nivedha Jayaseelan, Vennila Lakshmanan, Kanimozhi Kaliyamoorthi, Olikkavi Subashchandrabose, Tani Carmel Raj, and Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj6.1 Introduction 1276.2 Algae-based Microbial Fuel Cells (AMFCs) 1296.3 The Implementation of Algae in MFCs 1326.4 The Wastewater Treatment Using Algae-assisted MFCs (AMFCs) 1376.5 Photosynthetic Algae Microbial Fuel Cell (PAMFC) 1406.6 Conclusion 1437 An Overview of Photosynthetic Bacteria-Based Microbial Fuel Cells 153Kuppurangan Gunaseelan, Moogambigai Sugumar, and Selvaraj Gajalakshmi7.1 Introduction 1537.2 Ecology, Metabolism, and Extracellular Electron Transport in OPB and APB 1557.3 Advantages of the APB over Algae and Cyanobacteria 1627.4 Optimization of Light Source for Sustainable Electricity Production 1637.5 Governing Factors and Bottlenecks of Photosynthetic Bacteria-Based Microbial Fuel Cells 1677.6 Conclusion 1688 The Development of Bryophyte Microbial Fuel Cell Systems 177Iryna Rusyn, Wilgince Apollon, and Soumya Ghosh8.1 Introduction 1778.2 Moss-Driven Microbial Fuel Cells 1808.3 ²ndoor Application of Moss-PMFC 1848.4 Bryophyte PMFC as a Source of Photosynthesis-Associated Energy Generation on Green Roofs 1858.5 Perspectives of Bryophyte PMFC 1898.6 Conclusions 1909 Duckweeds as Biocatalysts in Plant-based Biofuel Cell 199Yolina Hubenova and Mario Mitov9.1 Introduction to Plant-based Microbial Fuel Cells 1999.2 Biofuel Cells Using Aquatic Higher Plants as Anodic Biocatalysts 2009.3 Influence of the Electrode Polarization on the Plants' Metabolism 2089.4 Components of Photosynthetic Systems Involved in the Direct EET to the Anode 2129.5 Future Challenges and Concluding Remarks 21610 Low Power Voltage Acquisition System for Photosynthesis-Based Microbial Fuel Cells 221Victor A. Maldonado-Ruelas, Raúl A. Ortiz-Medina, Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj, Wilgince Apollon, and Marco A. Vázquez-Gutierrez10.1 Low Power Sources 22110.2 Voltage Acquisition System 22410.3 Field Application of the Acquisition System 23210.4 Conclusions 235Part III Lab-Scale and Infield Application of Photosynthesis-Based Microbial Fuel Cells 23911 Plant-Based-Microbial Fuel Cells for Bioremediation, Biosensing, and Plant Health Monitoring 241Roshan Regmi, Vinh Nguyen, and Ranjita Sapkota11.1 Introduction 24111.2 Bioelectricity Generation Using a Plant-based Microbial Fuel Cell 24211.3 PMFCs for Bioremediation 24311.4 PMFCs for Control of Biogas Emission 24511.5 PMFCs-based Sensors 24711.6 PMFCs for Plant Health Monitoring 24711.7 Design Criteria for Plant-based Microbial Fuel Cells 24811.8 Conclusion and Recommendation 25112 Progress and Recent Trends of Application of Low-energy Consuming Devices and IoT Based on Photosynthesis-assisted Power Generation 261Edith Osorio-de-la-Rosa, Mirna Valdez-Hernández, Rosa M. Woo-García, and Javier Vázquez-Castillo12.1 Introduction 26112.2 Promising Plants for Use as Energy Sources 26312.3 Understanding Energy Harvesting 26712.4 Low-consumption Electronic Devices for IoT Applications 26812.5 Precision Agriculture 27512.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 27713 Problems of Improving Organics, Ammonium and Phosphorus Treatment with Algal-assisted MFCs 285Nguyen Trung Hiep13.1 Introduction 28513.2 Components and Designs of Algal-assisted MFCs 28613.3 Factors Influencing the Performance of the Algal-assisted MFCs System 29113.4 Limitations and Future Perspectives of A-MFCs 29913.5 Conclusion 30114 Development and Achievements of Photo-bioelectrochemical Fuel Cell (PBFC) in Metal, Antibiotics, and Dyes Removal 311Anwesha Mukherjee14.1 Introduction 31114.2 Microorganisms Involved in Metal, Antibiotic and Dye Removal 31314.3 Mechanism of Toxic Compounds Removal Through Photo-Bioelectrochemical Fuel Cell (PBFC) 31614.4 Recent Developments in PBFC for Metal, Antibiotics, and Dye Removal 32214.5 Challenges and Future Outlook 32614.6 Conclusion 32815 Agriculture-based Crop in PMFCs for the Futuristic Sustainable Protected Agriculture 337Divya Shanmugavel, Omar Solorza-Feria, and Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj15.1 Introduction 33715.2 Challenges for Agriculture 33915.3 Development of Plant Microbial Fuel Cells 34115.4 Agriculture-Based Crops in PMFCs 34315.5 Development of Green Energy System to Promote Sustainable Agriculture 35015.6 Conclusion 351Part IV Sustainable Issues Associated with Photosynthesis-Assisted Power Generation 35716 An Overview of Sustainable Issues Associated with Bio-Assisted Power Generation Systems 359Lakshmipathy Muthukrishnan, Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj, Manuel Sánchez-Cárdenas, and Luis Antonio Sánchez-Olmos16.1 Introduction – Paradigm Shift toward Sustainability 35916.2 Sustainable Systems 36016.3 Challenges and Motivations 36316.4 Biological Solution 36516.5 Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) 36616.6 Composite Sustainability Indices (CSI) 36716.7 Construction of a CSI 36816.8 The Concept of Biorefinery and their Applications 37016.9 Biorefinery Technology 37116.10 Circular Economy 37616.11 Limitations 37816.12 Conclusions 378References 380Index 385