Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-625 021, Tamilnadu, India.
Biosens Bioelectron. 2013 May 15;43:461-75. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.12.048. Epub 2013 Jan 4.
Microbial fuel cells (MFC), the ergonomic technology connects the liaison of fuel cell architecture and biological resources. Many viable applications like wastewater treatment, biosensors and bioremediation can be made possible with the help of MFCs. This technology is still at its toddler stage and immense works are still in progress to increase the volumetric energy density of MFCs. The overall performance of MFC depends on the cardinal part of the system; anode. A number of anode materials are currently in research to adjudge the better one in terms of the startup time, power output and durability. A wide range of possibilities are now currently available in the fabrication and modification of anode materials to substantially increase the power performances. This review adumbrates the significant requirements of anodes that are essential to be fulfilled, encompasses the aspiring research efforts which have been devoted so far in the anode modification and fabrication strategies to increase the power output, durability and compatibility of the anode interface with the inoculated microorganisms.
微生物燃料电池（MFC）是一种将燃料电池结构与生物资源连接起来的人性化技术。借助 MFC 可以实现许多可行的应用，如废水处理、生物传感器和生物修复。这项技术仍处于起步阶段，为了提高 MFC 的体积能量密度，仍在进行大量的工作。MFC 的整体性能取决于系统的主要部分；阳极。目前正在研究许多阳极材料，以判断在启动时间、功率输出和耐久性方面表现更好的材料。目前，在制造和修饰阳极材料方面有很多可能性，可以大大提高其功率性能。这篇综述概述了阳极必须满足的重要要求，包括迄今为止为提高功率输出、耐久性以及阳极与接种微生物的界面兼容性而在阳极修饰和制造策略方面所做的有前途的研究工作。
