Applications of Emerging Bioelectrochemical Technologies in Agricultural Systems: A Current Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Types of BESs
3.1. Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs)
3.2. Microbial Electrolysis Cells (MECs)
3.3. Microbial Electrosynthesis (MESs)
3.4. Microbial Desalination Cells (MDCs)
3.5. Microbial Solar Cells (MSCs)
3.6. Enzymatic Biofuel Cells (EFCs)
4. Current Applications of BESs in Agriculture
4.1. Direct Generation of Electric Power
4.2. Production of Biohydrogen
4.3. Production of Biofuels and Other Value-Added Chemicals
4.4. Removal and Recovery of Nutrients
4.5. Treatment of Agricultural Wastes and Wastewater
4.6. Water Desalination for Irrigation
4.7. Power Supply for Agricultural Monitoring Devices
5. Potential Future Applications of BESs in Agriculture
5.1. Self-Powered Biosensors
5.2. Growing Food Without Sunlight
5.3. In-Situ Soil Remediation
5.4. Reuse of Agricultural Wastes in BESs
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Uses of Energy | Types of Energy |
---|---|
Operating agricultural machinery and large trucks | Diesel |
Operating small vehicles | Gasoline |
Irrigation; crop processing; heating/cooling; animal waste treatment | Diesel; natural gas; liquified petroleum gas; electricity |
Power for farm houses and facilities | Electricity |
Type of Feed | Concentration (mg SCOD/L) | Type of MFC | Power Generation (mW/m2) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Swine wastewater | 8320 | Two-chamber; aqueous cathode | 45 | [17] |
Swine wastewater | 8320 | Single-chamber; air-cathode | 261 | [17] |
Swine wastewater | 1820 | Single-chamber; air-cathode | 205 | [56] |
Dairy manure wastewater | 450 | Single-chamber; air-cathode | 189 | [70] |
Cattle manure leachate | 4000 | Two-chamber; air-cathode | 216 | [71] |
Cattle manure slurry | 2500 | Cassette-electrode; air-cathode | 163 | [72] |
Raw corn stover | 1000 | Single-chamber; air-cathode | 296 | [58] |
Steam-exploded Corn stover | 1000 | Single-chamber; air-cathode | 343 | [58] |
Steam-exploded Corn stover | 1000 | Single-chamber; air-cathode | 371 | [59] |
Wheat straw | 2000 | Two-chamber; aqueous cathode | 123 | [60] |
Type of Feed | MEC Volume (mL) | Applied Voltage (V) | H2 Production Rate (m3/m3/day) | Overall H2 Yield (%) | Energy Efficiency (%) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corn stalk | 64 | 0.8 | 3.43 | 64 | 166 | [90] |
Wheat straw | 210 | 0.7 | 0.61 | 64 | NA | [91] |
Swine wastewater | 28 | 0.5 | 0.9–1.0 | 17–28 | 58–74 | [92] |
Potato wastewater | 28 | 0.9 | 0.74 | 73 | NA | [70] |
Switchgrass wastewater | 16 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 50–76 | 149–175 | [93] |
Fermentation effluent | 26 | 0.6 | 2.11 | 96 | 287 | [94] |
Fermentation effluent | 64 | 0.9 | 4.55 | 51 | 185 | [95] |
BES Type | Waste/Wastewater Type | Original COD (mg/L) | COD Removal (%) | Recovered Energy/Resources | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MFC | Cattle manure slurry | 2500 | 39 | Electric power (163 mW/m2) | [72] |
MFC | Swine wastewater | 8320 | 83 | Electric power (261 mW/m2) | [17] |
MFC | Corn stover hydrolysate | 1000 | 70 | Electric power (867 mW/m2) | [59] |
MFC | Composite vegetables | 52,000 | 63 | Electric power (57 mW/m2) | [115] |
MFC | Starch processing wastewater | 4852 | 98 | Electric power (239 mW/m2) | [116] |
MEC | Swine wastewater | 2000 | 75 | Bio-H2 (1.00 m3/m3/day) | [92] |
MEC | Corn stalk | 20,000 | 44 | Bio- H2 (3.43 m3/m3/day) | [90] |
MEC | Animal urine | 1360 | 46 | Bio-H2 (32.0 m3/m3/day) | [117] |
MES | Lignocellulosic biomass | 10,000 | 70 | Butanol (0.88 g/L/day) Ethanol (1.99 g/L/day) | [118] |
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Li, S.; Chen, G.; Anandhi, A. Applications of Emerging Bioelectrochemical Technologies in Agricultural Systems: A Current Review. Energies 2018, 11, 2951. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11112951
Li S, Chen G, Anandhi A. Applications of Emerging Bioelectrochemical Technologies in Agricultural Systems: A Current Review. Energies. 2018; 11(11):2951. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11112951
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Simeng, Gang Chen, and Aavudai Anandhi. 2018. "Applications of Emerging Bioelectrochemical Technologies in Agricultural Systems: A Current Review" Energies 11, no. 11: 2951. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11112951