title: Microalgae-microbial fuel cell: A mini review.
abstract: Microalgae-microbial fuel cells (mMFCs) are a device that can convert solar energy to electrical energy via biological pathways. This mini-review lists new research and development works on microalgae processes, microbial fuel cell (MFC) processes, and their combined version, mMFC. The substantial improvement and technological advancement are highlighted, with a discussion on the challenges and prospects for possible commercialization of mMFC technologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan. Electronic address: djlee@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Duu-Jong
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jo-Shu
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Juin-Yih
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D004560:Electricity; D058086:Microalgae; D012993:Solar Energy
keywords: CO(2) sequestration; Commercialization; Microalgae; Microbial fuel cell; Technical obstacles