Microbial Fuel Cells

The theory, design, construction, and operation of microbial fuel cells

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs), devices in which bacteria create electrical power by oxidizing simple compounds such as glucose or complex organic matter in wastewater, represent a new and promising approach for generating power. Not only do MFCs clean wastewater, but they also convert organics in these wastewaters into usable energy. Given the world's limited supply of fossil fuels and fossil fuels' impact on climate change, MFC technology's ability to create renewable, carbon-neutral energy has generated tremendous interest around the world.

This timely book is the first dedicated to MFCs. It not only serves as an introduction to the theory underlying the development and functioning of MFCs, it also serves as a manual for ongoing research. In addition, author Bruce Logan, a leading pioneer in MFC research and development, provides practical guidance for the effective design and operation of MFCs based on his own firsthand experience.

This reference covers everything you need to fully understand MFCs, including:
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Key topics such as voltage and power generation, MFC materials and architecture, mass transfer to bacteria and biofilms, bioreactor design, and fundamentals of electron transfer
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Applications across a wide variety of scales, from power generation in the laboratory to approaches for using MFCs for wastewater treatment
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The role of MFCs in the climate change debate
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Detailed illustrations of bacterial and electrochemical concepts
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Charts, graphs, and tables summarizing key design and operation variables
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Practice problems and step-by-step examples

Microbial Fuel Cells, with its easy-to-follow explanations, is recommended as both a textbook for students and professionals interested in entering the field and as a complete reference for more experienced practitioners.

微生物燃料電池的理論、設計、建造和運作

微生物燃料電池（MFCs）是一種利用細菌在氧化簡單化合物（如葡萄糖）或複雜有機物質（如廢水中的有機物）時產生電力的裝置，代表了一種新興且有前景的發電方法。MFCs不僅可以清潔廢水，還可以將這些廢水中的有機物轉化為可利用的能源。考慮到世界上有限的化石燃料供應以及化石燃料對氣候變化的影響，MFC技術能夠創造可再生的、碳中和的能源，引起了全球的極大興趣。

這本及時的書籍是第一本專門介紹MFCs的書籍。它不僅作為介紹MFCs發展和運作理論的入門書，還作為持續研究的手冊。此外，作者Bruce Logan是MFC研究和開發的領先先驅，根據他自己的第一手經驗，提供了有效設計和運作MFCs的實用指導。

這本參考書涵蓋了您需要全面了解MFCs的一切，包括：
* 關鍵主題，如電壓和發電、MFC材料和結構、細菌和生物膜的質量傳遞、生物反應器設計和電子傳遞的基礎知識
* 從實驗室中的發電到利用MFCs進行廢水處理的各種規模的應用
* MFCs在氣候變化辯論中的角色
* 細菌和電化學概念的詳細插圖
* 總結關鍵設計和運作變量的圖表、圖形和表格
* 練習問題和逐步示例

《微生物燃料電池》以其易於理解的解釋，建議作為學生和專業人士進入該領域的教科書，也是經驗豐富的從業人員的完整參考資料。