title: Energy from plants and microorganisms: progress in plant-microbial fuel cells.
abstract: Plant-microbial fuel cells (PMFCs) are newly emerging devices, in which electricity can be generated by microorganisms that use root exudates as fuel. This review presents the development of PMFCs, with a summary of their power generation, configurations, plant types, anode and cathode materials, biofilm communities, potential applications, and future directions.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen, P.O. 361021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D002384:Catalysis; D004566:Electrodes / Q000382:microbiology; D053147:Plant Exudates / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D053147:Plant Exudates