Detection of toxic substances in microbial fuel cells / 生物工程学报
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
;
(12): 720-729, 2017.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-242235
ABSTRACT
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is a highly promising bioelectrochemical technology and uses microorganisms as catalyst to convert chemical energy directly to electrical energy. Microorganisms in the anodic chamber of MFC oxidize the substrate and generate electrons. The electrons are absorbed by the anode and transported through an external circuit to the cathode for corresponding reduction. The flow of electrons is measured as current. This current is a linear measure of the activity of microorganisms. If a toxic event occurs, microbial activity will change, most likely decrease. Hence, fewer electrons are transported and current decreases as well. In this way, a microbial fuel cell-based biosensor provides a direct measure to detect toxicity for samples. This paper introduces the detection of antibiotics, heavy metals, organic pollutants and acid in MFCs. The existing problems and future application of MFCs are also analyzed.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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