title: Bioelectrochemical systems using microalgae - A concise research update.
abstract: Excess consumption of energy by humans is compounded by environmental pollution, the greenhouse effect and climate change impacts. Current developments in the use of algae for bioenergy production offer several advantages. Algal biomass is hence considered a new bio-material which holds the promise to fulfil the rising demand for energy. Microalgae are used in effluents treatment, bioenergy production, high value added products synthesis and CO2capture. This review summarizes the potential applications of algae in bioelectrochemically mediated oxidation reactions in fully biotic microbial fuel cells for power generation and removal of unwanted nutrients. In addition, this review highlights the recent developments directed towards developing different types of microalgae MFCs. The different process factors affecting the performance of microalgae MFC system and some technological bottlenecks are also addressed.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Biotechnology and Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10326, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Rijuta Ganesh
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Saratale
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chandrasekar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuppam
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius, Réduit, 80837, Mauritius.
authors.forename: Ackmez
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mudhoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10326, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ganesh Dattatraya
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Saratale
authors.affiliation: Center for Materials Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Sivagurunathan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Periyasamy
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Dongchuan Rd. 500, Shanghai, 200241, China.
authors.forename: Guangyin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhen
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics, University of Pannonia, Egyetem ut 10, 8200, Veszprém, Hungary.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koók
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics, University of Pannonia, Egyetem ut 10, 8200, Veszprém, Hungary.
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bakonyi
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics, University of Pannonia, Egyetem ut 10, 8200, Veszprém, Hungary.
authors.forename: Nándor
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nemestóthy
authors.affiliation: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Environment Research Group, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Electronic address: gopalakrishnankumar@tdt.edu.vn.
authors.forename: Gopalakrishnan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D018533:Biomass; D002384:Catalysis; D057231:Climate Change; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000737:chemistry; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D004583:Electrons; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D058086:Microalgae / Q000737:chemistry*; D010788:Photosynthesis
keywords: Bioelectricity; Contents; Double chamber algae MFCs; Integrated photo-bioelectrochemical system; Microalgae and cyanobacteria; Microbial fuel cell