Vishwanathan A S
WATER Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, 515134 Andhra Pradesh India.
3 Biotech. 2021 May;11(5):248. doi: 10.1007/s13205-021-02802-y. Epub 2021 May 1.
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have shown immense potential as a one-stop solution for three major sustainability issues confronting the world today-energy security, global warming and wastewater management. MFCs represent a cross-disciplinary platform for research at the confluence of the natural and engineering sciences. The diversity of variables influencing performance of MFCs has garnered research interest across varied scientific disciplines since the beginning of this century. The increasing number of research publications has made it necessary to keep track of work being carried out by research groups across the globe and consolidate significant findings on a regular basis. Review articles are often the nodal points for beginners who are required to undertake an exploratory survey of literature to identify a suitable research problem. This 'review of reviews' is a ready-reckoner that directs readers to relevant reviews and research articles reporting significant developments in MFC research in the last two decades. The article also highlights the areas needing research attention which when addressed could take this technology a few more steps closer to practical implementation.
微生物燃料电池（MFCs）作为解决当今世界面临的三大可持续发展问题——能源安全、全球变暖及废水管理的一站式解决方案，已展现出巨大潜力。MFCs代表了一个处于自然科学与工程科学交汇点的跨学科研究平台。自本世纪初以来，影响MFCs性能的变量的多样性引发了不同科学学科的研究兴趣。研究出版物数量的不断增加使得有必要追踪全球各研究团队正在开展的工作，并定期整合重要发现。综述文章往往是初学者的关键切入点，他们需要对文献进行探索性调研以确定合适的研究问题。这篇“综述之综述”是一本便捷指南，引导读者查阅相关综述及研究文章，这些文章报道了过去二十年中MFC研究的重大进展。本文还强调了需要研究关注的领域，解决这些领域的问题可使该技术向实际应用更迈进一步。
