In-situ electrochemical synthesis of a potential bacterial killing catholyte from ceramic microbial fuel cells treating urine

I Merino Jimenez, G Pasternak, I Gajda…�- Electrochemical�…, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Current disinfection methods employed for treating wastewater are expensive and use
chemicals harmful to the environment. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offer an excellent solution�…

[HTML][HTML] Effect of microbial fuel cell operation time on the disinfection efficacy of electrochemically synthesised catholyte from urine

I Merino-Jimenez, O Obata, G Pasternak, I Gajda…�- Process�…, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offer an excellent solution to tackle some of the major challenges
currently faced by humankind: sustainable energy sources, waste management and water�…

[HTML][HTML] A new method for urine electrofiltration and long term power enhancement using surface modified anodes with activated carbon in ceramic microbial fuel cells

I Gajda, J You, C Santoro, J Greenman, IA Ieropoulos�- Electrochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
This work is presenting for the first time the use of inexpensive and efficient anode material
for boosting power production, as well as improving electrofiltration of human urine in�…

[HTML][HTML] Electricity and catholyte production from ceramic MFCs treating urine

IM Jimenez, J Greenman, I Ieropoulos�- International journal of hydrogen�…, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of ceramics as low cost membrane materials for Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) has
gained increasing interest, due to improved performance levels in terms of power and�…

[HTML][HTML] Regeneration of the power performance of cathodes affected by biofouling

G Pasternak, J Greenman, I Ieropoulos�- Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Air cathode microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were used in a cascade-system, to treat neat human
urine as the fuel. Their long-term operation caused biodeterioration and biofouling of the�…

[HTML][HTML] Electricity and disinfectant production from wastewater: Microbial Fuel Cell as a self-powered electrolyser

I Gajda, J Greenman, C Melhuish, IA Ieropoulos�- Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
This study presents a simple and sustainable Microbial Fuel Cell as a standalone, self-
powered reactor for in situ wastewater electrolysis, recovering nitrogen from wastewater. A�…

[HTML][HTML] Development of efficient electroactive biofilm in urine-fed microbial fuel cell cascades for bioelectricity generation

O Obata, MJ Salar-Garcia, J Greenman, H Kurt…�- Journal of environmental�…, 2020 - Elsevier
The Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology harnesses the potential of some naturally occurring
bacteria for electricity generation. Digested sludge is commonly used as the inoculum to�…

Power generation and contaminant removal in single chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs) treating human urine

C Santoro, I Ieropoulos, J Greenman, P Cristiani…�- International Journal of�…, 2013 - Elsevier
The potential of single chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFC) to treat raw, fresh human urine
was investigated. The power generation (55 μW) of the SCMFCs with platinum (Pt)-based�…

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the ceramic membrane properties on the microbial fuel cell power output and catholyte generation

I Merino-Jimenez, F Gonzalez-Juarez…�- Journal of power�…, 2019 - Elsevier
Ceramic membranes for MFCs offer a low cost alternative to the expensive ion exchange
membranes, whilst promoting catholyte accumulation. However, their physicochemical�…

[HTML][HTML] Urine microbial fuel cells in a semi-controlled environment for onsite urine pre-treatment and electricity production

CA Cid, A Stinchcombe, I Ieropoulos…�- Journal of power�…, 2018 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) systems have the ability to oxidize organic matter and transfer
electrons to an external circuit as electricity at voltage levels of< 1 V. Urine has been shown�…