Microbial Fuel Cells for Environmental and Energy Sustainability

Dr. Shijie Liu is a professor of bioprocess engineering at the State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF), Syracuse, NY, USA. His contributions include volume averaging in porous media, kinetics of reactions on solid surfaces, cooperative adsorption theory, the theory of interactive enzymes, and the kinetic modeling of polyauxic growth / fermentation. Much of his childhood was spent in the country side of Sichuan Province in China, finished high school in 1978 from Luxi High School, in a little town just a few kilometers away from his home of birth. He graduated from Chengdu University of Science and Technology (now merged into Sichuan University) with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering in 1982. His early career started in the chemical industrial city of Lanzhou, China before moving to Canada. He obtained his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1992 under Prof. Jacob H. Masliyah. Since then, he worked in the University of Alberta and Alberta Research Council before joining SUNY ESF in 2005. He has over 150 peer-reviewed publications today and maintains strong collaborations with colleagues in China from various universities. He taught a variety of courses including transport phenomena, numerical methods, mass transfer, chemical kinetics, pulp and paper technology, colloids and interfaces, chemical reaction engineering, bioreaction engineering, bioprocess kinetics and systems engineering, bioefinery processes, advanced biocatalysis, advanced bioprocess kinetics, and bioprocess engineering. Dr. Liu currently serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Bioprocess Engineering and Biorefinery.

Microbial Fuel Cells for Environmental and Energy Sustainability: Combining Electrochemistry with Bioprocess presents a comprehensive discussion and analysis of the design, operation, and application of microbial fuel cells. With an emphasis on optimizing performance and applications, the book explores the latest developments, from electrodes and membranes to genetic engineering and artificial intelligence. Divided into six parts, Part 1 provides a systematic introduction to microbial fuel cells. Part 2 examines the design and construction of microbial fuel cells, including the design and modification of anodes, cathodes, proton exchange membranes, and the use of 3D printing technology. Part three explores the use of different microorganisms for power generation, such as electrochemically active strains, microalgae-assisted microbial fuel cells, and genetic engineering strategies to enhance power generation. Part 4 discusses the operation and control of microbial fuel cells, including environmental conditions, electron mediators, and intelligent control. Part 5 reviews the various applications of microbial fuel cells, such as wastewater treatment, valorization of lignocellulosic biomass wastes, bioremediation, biosensors, and the production of bioproducts. Finally, Part 6 considers the challenges and prospects of microbial fuel cells, including new technologies, applications, and scale-up. Microbial Fuel Cells for Environmental and Energy Sustainability: Combining Electrochemistry with Bioprocess is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in the fields of chemical, biological, and environmental engineering involved in renewable energy generation, bioremediation, wastewater treatment and resource recovery, or other microbial fuel cell applications.

Part 1. Introduction. 1. Current status of bioenergy development 2. Introduction to microbial fuel cells Part 2. Design and construction of microbial fuel cells 3. Design and modification of anodes 4. Design and modification of cathodes 5. Design and modification of proton exchange membranes 6. 3D printing technology for microbial fuel cells Part 3. Microorganisms for power generation 7. Electrochemically active strains 8. Microalgae-assisted microbial fuel cells 9. Genetic engineering strategies to enhance the power generation Part 4. Operation and control of microbial fuel cells 10. Environmental conditions for microbial fuel cells 11. Electron mediators and acceptors 12. Intelligent Control of Microbial Fuel Cells Part 5. Applications of microbial fuel cells 13. Wastewater treatment 14. Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass wastes 15. Bioremediation 16. Biosensors based on microbial fuel cells 17. Production of bioproducts using bioelectrochemical systems Part 6. The future of microbial fuel cells 18. The scale-up of microbial fuel cells 19. Challenges and prospectives of microbial fuel cells