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    Current status on Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) technology
    ( 2022-01-01) ;
    Raudzah Mohd Zahir
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    Ahmad M.A.
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    Agricultural and industrial activities in Malaysia have adversely impacted environmental quality leading local researchers to mobilize their expertise and resources to protect the environment from this alarming situation. The palm oil industry, for instance, generates an abundance of wastes (such as palm oil mill effluent [POME]), which calls for effective technological tools to reduce these recalcitrant wastes from spreading further. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an emerging technology for wastewater treatment and electricity generation simultaneously, which appears to be the most advantageous solution for these environmental concerns. This chapter reviews the prospects of MFC research with a special emphasis on the current MFC status in Malaysia. It begins with an overview of MFC principles, electron transfer mechanisms, and bio-electrochemical performance. Following that, a review of the recent MFC developments and activities by Malaysian researchers is discussed with an emphasis on POME utilization. This chapter concludes with several resolutions to the main challenges researchers and scientists are facing regarding the scalability of MFC for electricity recovery and wastewater treatment.
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    Preliminary comparison of 2-chlorophenol biodegradation using microbial fuel cell and anaerobic systems
    ( 2022-04-20)
    Raudzah Mohd Zahir
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    Ahmad M.A.
    2-chlorophenol (2CP) is a typical contaminant found in industrial effluent that is both hazardous and persistent in the environment. The bioelectrochemical degradation of 2CP has been approved as a preferred method for removing the abrasive 2CP from wastewater. In this work, a microbial fuel cell (MFC) system inoculated with palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge was used to degrade 2CP. The changes of morphology of the anode biofilm were observed under a light microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM) for 2CP-fed MFC compared with the biofilm inoculated in an anaerobic chamber (AC). Maximum current density generated by the MFC was 97.30 mA/m2 while degrading 75% 2CP. Lower 2CP degradation of 60% was observed using the AC. Also, the abundance of negatively stained bacteria is reduced in the AC biofilm. This research shows that bioelectrochemical 2CP degradation is more efficient than conventional AC degradation. POME has the potential to be a high-value substrate for bacteria that can generate electricity in the MFC while also degrading harmful 2CP.
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