A review of the microbial fuel cell for simultaneous effluent treatment and energy generation from POME by systematically manipulating the publication metrics from a highly trusted database platform

IF 6.7 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

Journal of water process engineering Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI:10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108370

Hamdan Dwi Rizqi , Juhana Jaafar , Adi Setyo Purnomo , Zeeshan Khan , Naoko Yoshida , Farhana Aziz , Wan Norhayati Wan Salleh , Azuan Abdul Latif , Ahmad Nazri Saidin , Mohd Akmali Mokhter , Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman , Mukhlis A. Rahman , M.A.R. Saidin

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Palm oil is considered a crucial commodity because its extensive industrial production produces considerable palm oil mill effluent (POME), which intensifies environmental issues. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology is a feasible approach for the sustainable management of POME because it concurrently treats wastewater and produces bioelectricity. This review investigates the progress of MFC technology in utilising POME as an energy source based on the open literatures. A systematic methodology was employed to identify relevant studies through the Web of Science database using the keywords “Microbial Fuel Cell” and “Palm Oil Mill Effluent.” A total of 34 studies were included following a rigorous screening based on the inclusion criteria. The findings revealed five categories of MFC development: microbial culture, substrate, system, electrode, and membrane modification to enhance the efficiency of MFCs in degrading the organic content of POME and ultimately generating energy. Undoubtedly, the limiting factor of system modification for the enhancement of MFC efficiency that has been highlighted in this review is significant and crucial as proved by numerous findings from the researchers tabulated in the WOS platform. The efficiency of MFC for POME treatment and power generation is enhanced and achieved up to 97 % and 5800 mW/m², respectively. This review has successfully proved that the MFC is indeed the only technology that can systematically harvest the organic waste and self-powered the POME treatment system via direct current (DC) that bio-energically generated from the MFC itself and hence contribute towards a more facile and sustainable waste management technology.

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通过系统地操纵来自高度可信的数据库平台的出版指标，综述了微生物燃料电池用于POME同时处理污水和产生能量

棕榈油被认为是一种重要的商品，因为其广泛的工业生产产生了大量的棕榈油厂废水（POME），这加剧了环境问题。微生物燃料电池（MFC）技术可以同时处理废水和产生生物电，是实现POME可持续管理的可行途径。本文在文献综述的基础上，综述了MFC技术利用POME作为能源的研究进展。通过Web of Science数据库，使用关键词“微生物燃料电池”和“棕榈油厂废水”，采用系统的方法确定相关研究。根据纳入标准进行严格筛选后，共纳入34项研究。研究结果表明，为了提高MFC降解POME有机含量并最终产生能量的效率，可以采用微生物培养、底物、系统、电极和膜修饰五种MFC发展方式。毫无疑问，本文强调的提高MFC效率的系统修改限制因素是重要而关键的，WOS平台中列出的众多研究结果证明了这一点。MFC处理POME和发电的效率提高，分别达到97%和5800 mW/m2。这篇综述成功地证明了MFC确实是唯一一种可以系统地收集有机废物并通过MFC本身产生的生物能量直流（DC）为POME处理系统提供自供电的技术，从而有助于实现更简便和可持续的废物管理技术。

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Journal of water process engineering Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology

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10.70

自引率

8.60%

发文量

846

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Water Process Engineering aims to publish refereed, high-quality research papers with significant novelty and impact in all areas of the engineering of water and wastewater processing . Papers on advanced and novel treatment processes and technologies are particularly welcome. The Journal considers papers in areas such as nanotechnology and biotechnology applications in water, novel oxidation and separation processes, membrane processes (except those for desalination) , catalytic processes for the removal of water contaminants, sustainable processes, water reuse and recycling, water use and wastewater minimization, integrated/hybrid technology, process modeling of water treatment and novel treatment processes. Submissions on the subject of adsorbents, including standard measurements of adsorption kinetics and equilibrium will only be considered if there is a genuine case for novelty and contribution, for example highly novel, sustainable adsorbents and their use: papers on activated carbon-type materials derived from natural matter, or surfactant-modified clays and related minerals, would not fulfil this criterion. The Journal particularly welcomes contributions involving environmentally, economically and socially sustainable technology for water treatment, including those which are energy-efficient, with minimal or no chemical consumption, and capable of water recycling and reuse that minimizes the direct disposal of wastewater to the aquatic environment. Papers that describe novel ideas for solving issues related to water quality and availability are also welcome, as are those that show the transfer of techniques from other disciplines. The Journal will consider papers dealing with processes for various water matrices including drinking water (except desalination), domestic, urban and industrial wastewaters, in addition to their residues. It is expected that the journal will be of particular relevance to chemical and process engineers working in the field. The Journal welcomes Full Text papers, Short Communications, State-of-the-Art Reviews and Letters to Editors and Case Studies