Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492001, India.
Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492001, India.
Chemosphere. 2022 Mar;291(Pt 1):133098. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133098. Epub 2021 Nov 27.
The microbial fuel cell (MFC) sensor is a very promising self-powered self-sustainable system for early warning water quality detection. These sensors are cost-effective, biodegradable, compact in design, and portable in nature are favorable for real-time in situ water quality monitoring. This review represents the mechanism action behind the toxicity detection, optimization strategies, process parameters, role of biofilm, the role of external resistance, hydrodynamic study, and mathematical modeling for improving the performance of the sensor. Additionally, the techno-economic prospect of this MFC-based sensor and its challenges, limitations are addressed to make it economically more favorable for commercial use. The future direction is also explored based on the sensor's disadvantages and limitations. Comprehensively, this review covered all the possible directions of MFC sensor fabrication, their application, recent advancement, prospects challenges, and their possible solutions.
微生物燃料电池（MFC）传感器是一种非常有前途的自供电自维持系统，可用于水质预警检测。这些传感器具有成本效益、可生物降解、设计紧凑、便于携带等优点，有利于实时原位水质监测。本综述介绍了毒性检测背后的作用机制、优化策略、工艺参数、生物膜的作用、外部电阻的作用、水动力研究和数学建模，以提高传感器的性能。此外，还针对基于 MFC 的传感器的技术经济前景及其面临的挑战和限制进行了讨论，以使其在经济上更有利于商业应用。还根据传感器的缺点和限制探索了未来的发展方向。总的来说，本综述涵盖了 MFC 传感器制造的所有可能方向、它们的应用、最新进展、前景挑战及其可能的解决方案。
