Prospective application of microbial fuel cell technology in developing countries - taking China as an example

Na Zeng (1) , G. Li (2) , C. Dorea (1) , W. T. Sloan (1)

1 Department of Civil Engineering
2 Planning Department

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an innovative remediation technology for waste and wastewater treatment because of its potential to degrade organic substrates and simultaneous generation of electricity. This paper briefly reviews the techniques employed in recent MFC studies and status of China's energy and water environment. According to the future development of economy and society in China, the paper discusses the application prospect of MFC from different aspects, such as field, scale, region, etc. and proposes related solution of energy and water environment problems to some extent.

Mots clés: Microbial fuel cell; China; water; energy; application

Domaines: Environnement et Société

Na Zeng, G. Li, C. Dorea, W. T. Sloan. Prospective application of microbial fuel cell technology in developing countries - taking China as an example. 8th World Wide Workshop for Young Environmental Scientists WWW-YES 2009: Urban waters: resource or risks?, Jun 2009, Arcueil, France. ⟨hal-00593123⟩