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. 2016 Sep 29;9(10):807. doi: 10.3390/ma9100807

Table 1.

Summary of microbial fuel cells (MFC) anode electrode studies.

No. S/D Anode Membranes Inoculation Cathode Electrode RE/Ω OCV/mV Power Density/mW·m−2 Ref.
Electrode Modification Volume/mL
1 D 3D GF PANI 150 Nafion 117 S. oneidensis MR-1 Carbon cloth 2000 >250 768 [70]
2 D Graphite felt PPy/GO 25 CEM S. oneidensis MR-1 Carbon felt 500 ~350 1326 [56]
3 D Carbon paper GNRs/PANI 100 Nafion 211 S. oneidensis MR-1 Carbon paper 1000 - 856 [57]
4 D Carbon paper Graphene/Au 100 Nafion 211 S. oneidensis MR-1 Carbon paper 1000 - 508 [97]
5 D Nickel foams Graphene/TiO2 100 Nafion 112 S. oneidensis MR-1 Carbon paper - - 1060 [22]
6 D Carbon cloth Graphene 180 Nafion 117 P. aeruginosa Carbon cloth 1960 ~700 52.5 [55]
7 D Carbon cloth rGO-SnO2 75 Nafion 117 Escherichia coli Pt rod 550 830 1624 [67]
8 D Ni foam rGO 25 - S. oneidensis MR-1 - 100 620 661 W·m−3 [109]
9 D Carbon cloth NGNS 10 Nafion 115 Escherichia coli Carbon cloth 510 ~350 1008 [2]
11 S Glassy carbon Microbially reduced graphene 10 CEM Anaerobic activated sludge Carbon cloth/Pt 1000 >450 1905 [23]
13 S Graphite block Graphene 100 - S. oneidensis MR-1 Carbon paper 500 150 102 [54]
14 D Carbon cloth PANI-rGO 40 Nafion 117 anaerobic sludge Carbon felts 500 770 1390 [41]
15 D Carbon cloth TiO2/rGO 100 Nafion 117 S. putrefaciens CN32 Carbon fiber brush 1500 - 3169 [58]
16 D CHI/VSG scaffolds Nafion 117 P. aeruginosa Carbon cloth 1960 910 1530 [68]
17 D Carbon cloth Graphene 20 NO Escherichia coli B Carbon cloth - 900 2850 [110]
18 S 3D-Graphene 28 - Previous reactor Carbon cloth/Pt 1000 - 1516 ± 87 [102]
19 D 3D GS aerogels 120 CMI7000 Anaerobic sludge Carbon paper 1000 ~550 710 [3]
20 D Carbon cloth GA 100 Nafion 117 S. putrefaciens CN32 Carbon cloth 1500 ~700 679.7 [4]
21 S Carbon paper Graphene with IL-NH2 - S. oneidensis MR-1 - - - 610 [21]
22 D Stainless-steel mesh Graphene-containing foam - Nafion 117 S. putrefaciens Carbon paper - ~600 768 [33]
23 D Carbon cloth rGO/PPy - - Escherichia coli - 1000 400 1068 [42]
24 D Carbon paper Graphene 140 CMI-7000 Anaerobic sludge Carbon paper 1000 580 368 [64]
25 D Polyurethane GS - - Previous reactor Carbon cloth/Pt 475 - 1570 [66]
26 D Stainless-steel mesh Graphene 115 Nafion 112 Escherichia coli Carbon paper - 790 2668 [84]
27 S Ni foam 3D rGO 20 - Escherichia coli K12 Carbon caper/Pt 1000 623 897.1 [85]

In the second column, “S” is for the single-air cathode MFC and “D” is for the dual-chamber MFC including the “H style” MFC. “-” means that it is not mentioned in the research. In the fourth column, “NO” represents membrane-free, and CEM represents cation exchange membrane. RE means the external resistance.