Review Article

Microbial Fuel Cell: Recent Developments in Organic Substrate Use and Bacterial Electrode Interaction

Table 3

List of electrodes used in MFC with maximum power, voltage, and current produced.

CathodeMaximum PDMaximum CDMaximum voltage (mV)References

Activated carbon fiber felt (ACFF)315 mW/m2 (0.7 W/m3)1.67  10−3 mA/m2679[115]
Air-cathode with graphite283 mW/m21210 mA/m2440[97]
Carbon felt77 mW/m2 (0.2 W/m3)6  10−3 mA/m2575[115]
Plain carbon67 mW/m2 (0.1 W/m3)1.5 mA/m2598[115]
Pt-coated carbon paper0.3 W/m34.69 mA/m2644[115]
Tubular ACFF784 mW/m23.17 A/m2716[115]
ACFF granules (1 cm)667 W/m33.34 A/m2658[115]
Biocathode19.53 W/m341.78 A/m3432[20]
Graphite felt539 mW/m23145 mA/m2742.3[116]
Parallel sheets of carbon paper secured by carbon fiber coated with Pt7.29 W/m313.16 A/m3553[117]
Air-cathode with carbon cloth50 W/m3363 A/m3710[118]