Food and agricultural wastes as substrates for bioelectrochemical system (BES): The synchronized recovery of sustainable energy and waste treatment

Ahmed ElMekawy; Sandipam Srikanth; Suman Bajracharya; Hanaa M. Hegab; Poonam Singh Nigam; Anoop Singh; S. Venkata Mohan; Deepak Pant

doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2014.11.045

Food and agricultural wastes as substrates for bioelectrochemical system (BES): The synchronized recovery of sustainable energy and waste treatment

Ahmed ElMekawy
, Sandipam Srikanth
, Suman Bajracharya
, Hanaa M. Hegab
, Poonam Singh Nigam
, Anoop Singh
, S. Venkata Mohan
, Deepak Pant

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute
University of Sadat City
VITO
Wageningen University & Research
Centre for Water Management and Reuse
University of South Australia
Institute of Advanced Technology and New Materials, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications
University of Ulster
Ministry of Science and Technology
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology

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Abstract

Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are one of the recent promising technologies developed for their multi-faceted applications such as bioenergy generation, wastewater treatment and synthesis of value added chemicals. Among these applications, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for wastewater treatment with simultaneous power generation are being widely studied, while the other applications are gaining prominence very recently. A wide range of wastewaters, ranging from domestic to industrial origin, were studied for their potential of power generation in MFCs with their simultaneous treatment. Though, some reviews have been published in the direction of consolidating the data of different wastewaters used as substrates in MFC, detailed review pertaining to the food and agriculture based wastewater was not yet reported. Considering the hidden potential of food and agricultural wastewater, this review article provides a comprehensive view on the MFC research related to these types wastewater. Major bottlenecks in enhancing the power output and treatment efficiencies along with the future directions were also discussed.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	213-225
Number of pages	13
Journal	Food Research International
Volume	73
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2014.11.045
State	Published - 1 Jul 2015

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Agro-residue
Bioelectrochemical system
Biovalorization
Food waste
Microbial fuel cell (MFC)
Scaling-up bottlenecks
Waste remediation

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