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Fig. 2 Variation in design of plant MFC based on applications
Table 2 Variation in design of plant MFC for different applications
MFC design
Plants and design
aspects
Wastewater
treatment (%)
Power
generation
References
Constructed
wetland MFC
Vertical flow MFC
COD—86%
0.302 W/m
3
Fang et al.
[12]
Microbial carbon
capture cell
Air lift-type MFC;
microalgae
COD—87%;
NH 3 -N—70%;
P—69%
0.97 W/m
3
Hu et al. [13]
Photosynthetic
MFC
Synechocystis sp. PCC
6803; single-chamber
MFC
–
1.3 mW/m
2
Zou et al.
[14]
Floating island
MFC
Floating type, brewery
wastewater
COD—86.47%
8 mW/m
2
An et al. [15]
Hydroponic MFC Upflow mode; ceramic
separator; Canna indica
COD—86.2%
0.25 W/m
3
Khuman
et al. [16]
Paddy field MFC Depth of anode electrode –
14.44 mW/
m
2
Lu et al. [17]
Rooftop MFC
Chlorophytum comosum;
electrode
–
744 μW/m
2
Tou et al.
[18]
Sediment MFC
Acorus tatarinowii,
anode position
–
7 mW/m
2
Liu et al.
[19]
Plant Microbial Fuel Cell as a Biomass Conversion Technology for Sustainable…
Fig. 2 Variation in design of plant MFC based on applications
Table 2 Variation in design of plant MFC for different applications
MFC design
Plants and design
aspects
Wastewater
treatment (%)
Power
generation
References
Constructed
wetland MFC
Vertical flow MFC
COD—86%
0.302 W/m
3
Fang et al.
[12]
Microbial carbon
capture cell
Air lift-type MFC;
microalgae
COD—87%;
NH 3 -N—70%;
P—69%
0.97 W/m
3
Hu et al. [13]
Photosynthetic
MFC
Synechocystis sp. PCC
6803; single-chamber
MFC
–
1.3 mW/m
2
Zou et al.
[14]
Floating island
MFC
Floating type, brewery
wastewater
COD—86.47%
8 mW/m
2
An et al. [15]
Hydroponic MFC Upflow mode; ceramic
separator; Canna indica
COD—86.2%
0.25 W/m
3
Khuman
et al. [16]
Paddy field MFC Depth of anode electrode –
14.44 mW/
m
2
Lu et al. [17]
Rooftop MFC
Chlorophytum comosum;
electrode
–
744 μW/m
2
Tou et al.
[18]
Sediment MFC
Acorus tatarinowii,
anode position
–
7 mW/m
2
Liu et al.
[19]
Plant Microbial Fuel Cell as a Biomass Conversion Technology for Sustainable…