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Table 1
(continued)
Sr.
no.
MFC design
Electrode material
Modified
electrode
Nanomaterial used
Synthesis process
Power enhanced
References
18
Dual-chamber
MFC
Carbon cloth
Anode
MnO
2 , Pd, and Fe
3 O
4
nanoparticles
Fe
3 O
4 and MnO
2
were prepared
chemically. Pd
nanoparticles were
prepared using
Shewanella oneidensis
MR-1 as the reducing
bacteria
Maximum power
density of Pd,
MnO
2 and Fe
3 O
4
824
± 36, 782
±
37 and 728
±
33 mWm −2
respectively
Xu et al.
(2018)
19
Air-cathode
cylindrical
MFCs
Waste cotton textiles Anode
Molybdenum carbide
nanoparticles
Chemical and dip
coating technique
power density of
1.12 W/m 2
Zeng et al.
(2018a, b)
20
Single-chamber
MFC
Carbon Felt
Anode
polydopamine-modified
Molybdenum carbide
Mo
2 C/MoO
2
nanoparticles
(HD-Mo
2 C/MoO
2 )
Carbon thermal
reduction
Maximum power
density of
HD-Mo
2 C/MoO
2
1.64
± 0.09 W/m 2
Zeng et al.
(2018a, b)
21
Dual-chamber
MFC
Graphene
Anode
Molybdenum carbide
hybridized graphene
nanocomposite
Facile soft
template-assisted
assembly and
calcination procedure
Maximum power
density of modified
anode
1697 mWm −2
Zou et al.
(2019)
22
Single chamber,
cubic-shaped
MFC
Carbon fibers brush
Anode
Vertical carbon
nanotubes/polypyrrole
composites
Carbon nanotubes are
vertically grown on
the carbon fibers by
the chemical vapor
deposition method
Maximum power
density of modified
anode
876.62 mWm −2
Zhao et al.
(2019)
(continued)