Novel Applications of Microbial Fuel Cells in Sensors and Biosensors
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Abstract
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a type of bio-electrochemical system with novel features, such as electricity generation, wastewater treatment, and biosensor applications. In recent years, progressive trends in MFC research on its chemical, electrochemical, and microbiological aspects has resulted in its noticeable applications in the field of sensing. This review was consequently aimed to provide an overview of the most interesting new applications of MFCs in sensors, such as providing the required electrical current and power for remote sensors (energy supply device for sensors) and detection of pollutants, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and specific DNA strands by MFCs without an external analytical device (self-powered biosensors). Moreover, in this review, procedures of MFC operation as a power supply for pH, temperature, and organic loading rate (OLR) sensors, and also self-powered biosensors of toxicity, pollutants, and BOD have been discussed.
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OpenAlex topics: Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation · Electrochemical sensors and biosensors · Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
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Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Química Técnica, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED, Paseo Senda del Rey, 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Departamento de Quımica Organica, Universidad de Cordoba, Edificio Marie-Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, E14014 Cordoba, Spain
Biofuel and Renewable Energy Research Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology (BNUT), Shariati Ave., Babol 47148-71167, Mazandaran, Iran
Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow 117198, Russia
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