Microbial Fuel Cells: Harnessing Bacteria for Sustainable ‎Energy Production

  • Authors

    • Dr. Sanghamitra Pradhan Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
    • Dr. S. Jayashree Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Aakash Sharma Center of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India
    • Anvesha Garg Quantum University Research Center, Quantum University, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
    • Beemkumar Nagappan Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Ramnagar ‎District, Karnataka, India
    • Dr. Swarna Swetha Kolaventi Assistant Professor, uGDX, ATLAS SkillTech University, Mumbai, India
    • Jatin Khurana Chitkara Center for Research and Development, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India
    https://doi.org/10.14419/yvfatr03

    Received date: May 2, 2025

    Accepted date: May 31, 2025

    Published date: October 30, 2025

  • MFC; Environments; CO2; Energy; Microbes

  • Abstract

    Applications of MFCs (Microbial Fuel Cells) are genuinely fascinating! The reducing equivalents produced during the operation of MFCs ‎have a variety of uses, especially in energy generation and waste management. Generally, we can categorize MFC applications into three ‎main areas: power generation, wastewater treatment, and the recovery of valuable byproducts. When substrates are broken down, they ‎release reducing equivalents that interact with an electron acceptor at a specific location in the MFC, called the cathode, which ultimately ‎generates power. Furthermore, while the MFC is operating, certain oxidized metabolites may accept electrons, resulting in the creation of reduced end products with economic value. Beyond these three main applications, there are numerous other fascinating uses for MFCs, depending on their design and operational mode, which can fit into one or more of these categories.

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    Pradhan , D. S. ., Jayashree , D. S. ., Sharma , A. ., Garg , A. ., Nagappan, B. . ., Kolaventi , D. S. S. ., & Khurana, J. . (2025). Microbial Fuel Cells: Harnessing Bacteria for Sustainable ‎Energy Production. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(SI-1), 302-307. https://doi.org/10.14419/yvfatr03