Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review (2017)
Journal Article
Santoro, C., Arbizzani, C., Erable, B., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review. Journal of Power Sources, 356, 225-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.03.109

© 2017 The Author(s) In the past 10–15 years, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has captured the attention of the scientific community for the possibility of transforming organic waste directly into electricity through microbially catalyzed an... Read More about Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review.

Allometric scaling of microbial fuel cells and stacks: The lifeform case for scale-up (2017)
Journal Article
Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. A. (2017). Allometric scaling of microbial fuel cells and stacks: The lifeform case for scale-up. Journal of Power Sources, 356, 365-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.04.033

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. This case study reports for the first time on the comparison between allometric scaling of lifeforms and scale-up of microbial fuel cell entities; enlarging individual units in volume, footprint and electrode surface area but als... Read More about Allometric scaling of microbial fuel cells and stacks: The lifeform case for scale-up.

Three-dimensional graphene nanosheets as cathode catalysts in standard and supercapacitive microbial fuel cell (2017)
Journal Article
Atanassov, P., Serov, A., Soavi, F., Kabir, S., Kodali, M., & Santoro, C. (2017). Three-dimensional graphene nanosheets as cathode catalysts in standard and supercapacitive microbial fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources, 356, 371-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.03.135

© 2017 The Authors Three-dimensional graphene nanosheets (3D-GNS) were used as cathode catalysts for microbial fuel cells (MFCs) operating in neutral conditions. 3D-GNS catalysts showed high performance towards oxygen electroreduction in neutral medi... Read More about Three-dimensional graphene nanosheets as cathode catalysts in standard and supercapacitive microbial fuel cell.

3D printed components of microbial fuel cells: Towards monolithic microbial fuel cell fabrication using additive layer manufacturing (2016)
Journal Article
Preen, R. J., You, J., Preen, R., Bull, L., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). 3D printed components of microbial fuel cells: Towards monolithic microbial fuel cell fabrication using additive layer manufacturing. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 19, 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2016.11.006

© 2016 The Authors For practical applications of the MFC technology, the design as well as the processes of manufacturing and assembly, should be optimised for the specific target use. Another burgeoning technology, additive manufacturing (3D printin... Read More about 3D printed components of microbial fuel cells: Towards monolithic microbial fuel cell fabrication using additive layer manufacturing.

Autonomous energy harvesting and prevention of cell reversal in MFC stacks (2016)
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Papaharalabos, G., Stinchcombe, A., Horsfield, I., Melhuish, C., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). Autonomous energy harvesting and prevention of cell reversal in MFC stacks. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164(3), H3047-H3051. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0081703jes

© The Author(s) 2016. This study presents a novel method for avoiding cell reversal whilst optimising energy harvesting from stacked Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) by dynamically reconfiguring the electrical connections between them. The sequential chan... Read More about Autonomous energy harvesting and prevention of cell reversal in MFC stacks.

Sub-toxic concentrations of volatile organic compounds inhibit extracellular respiration of Escherichia coli cells grown in anodic bioelectrochemical systems (2016)
Journal Article
Marsili, E., Lauro, F. M., Hinks, J., Palanisamy, K., Seviour, T., Grasso, L. L., …Santoro, C. (2016). Sub-toxic concentrations of volatile organic compounds inhibit extracellular respiration of Escherichia coli cells grown in anodic bioelectrochemical systems. Bioelectrochemistry, 112, 173-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2016.02.003

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Low-cost and rapid detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is important for the control of water quality of used water and protection of downstream used water treatment processes. In this work, the effect of sub-toxic conc... Read More about Sub-toxic concentrations of volatile organic compounds inhibit extracellular respiration of Escherichia coli cells grown in anodic bioelectrochemical systems.

Electricity and catholyte production from ceramic MFCs treating urine (2016)
Journal Article
Merino Jimenez, I., Ieropoulos, I., & Greenman, J. (2017). Electricity and catholyte production from ceramic MFCs treating urine. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42(3), 1791-1799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.09.163

© 2016 The Authors The use of ceramics as low cost membrane materials for Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) has gained increasing interest, due to improved performance levels in terms of power and catholyte production. The catholyte production in ceramic M... Read More about Electricity and catholyte production from ceramic MFCs treating urine.

Enhanced MFC power production and struvite recovery by the addition of sea salts to urine (2016)
Journal Article
Merino-Jimenez, I., Celorrio, V., Fermin, D. J., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2017). Enhanced MFC power production and struvite recovery by the addition of sea salts to urine. Water Research, 109, 46-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.017

© 2016 The Authors Urine is an excellent fuel for electricity generation in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs), especially with practical implementations in mind. Moreover, urine has a high content in nutrients which can be easily recovered. Struvite (MgNH4... Read More about Enhanced MFC power production and struvite recovery by the addition of sea salts to urine.

Tensile deformation behavior of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys near the solidus temperature (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, X. G., & Bolouri, A. (2017). Tensile deformation behavior of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys near the solidus temperature. Materials Science Forum, 877, 90-96. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.877.90

© 2017 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. To study the micromechanics of semisolid deformation, a modified experimental set-up is employed in Gleeble 3800 thermomechamical testing unit to achieve a uniform temperature distribution in partially rem... Read More about Tensile deformation behavior of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys near the solidus temperature.

Small scale/large scale MFC stacks for improved power generation and implementation in robotic applications (2016)
Thesis
Papacharalampos, G. Small scale/large scale MFC stacks for improved power generation and implementation in robotic applications. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/906968

Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are biological electrical generators or batteries that have shown to be able to energise electronic devices solely from the breakdown of organic matter found in wastewater. The generated power from a single unit is current... Read More about Small scale/large scale MFC stacks for improved power generation and implementation in robotic applications.

Co-generation of hydrogen and power/current pulses from supercapacitive MFCs using novel HER iron-based catalysts (2016)
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Atanassov, P., Carpenter, K., Kabir, S., Serov, A., Arbizzani, C., Soavi, F., …Santoro, C. (2016). Co-generation of hydrogen and power/current pulses from supercapacitive MFCs using novel HER iron-based catalysts. Electrochimica Acta, 220, 672-682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.10.154

© 2016 The Author(s) In this work, four different supercapacitive microbial fuel cells (SC-MFCs) with carbon brush as the anode and an air-breathing cathode with Fe-Aminoantipyrine (Fe-AAPyr) as the catalyst have been investigated using galvanostatic... Read More about Co-generation of hydrogen and power/current pulses from supercapacitive MFCs using novel HER iron-based catalysts.

Toward Energetically Autonomous Foraging Soft Robots (2016)
Journal Article
Philamore, H., Ieropoulos, I., Stinchcombe, A., & Rossiter, J. (2016). Toward Energetically Autonomous Foraging Soft Robots. Soft Robotics, 3(4), 186-197. https://doi.org/10.1089/soro.2016.0020

© 2016, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. A significant goal of robotics is to develop autonomous machines, capable of independent and collective operation free from human assistance. To operate with complete autonomy robots must be capable of independent movem... Read More about Toward Energetically Autonomous Foraging Soft Robots.

Waste and wastewater clean-up using microbial fuel cells (2016)
Thesis
You, J. Waste and wastewater clean-up using microbial fuel cells. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/907941

A sustainable energy portfolio should include a range of carbon-neutral and renewable energy technologies. Amongst the renewable energy technologies, MFCs can offer a solution for both sustainable energy and clean water demands. In order to take the... Read More about Waste and wastewater clean-up using microbial fuel cells.

Eating, drinking, living, dying and decaying soft robots (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Rossiter, J., Winfield, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2016). Eating, drinking, living, dying and decaying soft robots. In C. Laschi, J. Rossiter, F. Lida, M. Cianchetti, & L. Margheri (Eds.), Soft Robotics: Trends, Applications and Challenges (95-101). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46460-2_12

Soft robotics opens up a whole range of possibilities that go far beyond conventional rigid and electromagnetic robotics. New smart materials and new design and modelling methodologies mean we can start to replicate the operations and functionalities... Read More about Eating, drinking, living, dying and decaying soft robots.

Miniaturized supercapacitors: key materials and structures towards autonomous and sustainable devices and systems (2016)
Journal Article
Arbizzani, C., Atanassov, P., Milani, P., Piseri, P., Bettini, L. G., Soavi, F., & Santoro, C. (2016). Miniaturized supercapacitors: key materials and structures towards autonomous and sustainable devices and systems. Journal of Power Sources, 326, 717-725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.04.131

© 2016 The Authors Supercapacitors (SCs) are playing a key role for the development of self-powered and self-sustaining integrated systems for different fields ranging from remote sensing, robotics and medical devices. SC miniaturization and integrat... Read More about Miniaturized supercapacitors: key materials and structures towards autonomous and sustainable devices and systems.

The dawn of biodegradable robots (2016)
Journal Article
Winfield, J., Rossiter, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2016). The dawn of biodegradable robots

Robotics is a field that is not normally associated with green technology or sustainability. Robots are generally constructed using materials that are non-biodegradable, toxic and expensive. These factors can limit the potential uses that an artifici... Read More about The dawn of biodegradable robots.

Self sustainable cathodes for microbial fuel cells (2016)
Thesis
Gajda, I. Self sustainable cathodes for microbial fuel cells. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/908025

The ultimate goal of this thesis was to investigate and produce an MFC with self-sustainable cathode so it could be implemented in real world applications. Using methods previously employed [polarisation curve experiments, power output measurements,... Read More about Self sustainable cathodes for microbial fuel cells.

An iTRAQ characterisation of the role of TolC during electron transfer from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (2016)
Journal Article
Fowler, G. J., Pereira-Medrano, A. G., Jaffe, S., Pasternak, G., Pham, T. K., Ledezma, P., …Wright, P. C. (2016). An iTRAQ characterisation of the role of TolC during electron transfer from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Proteomics, 16(21), 2764-2775. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.201500538

© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Anodophilic bacteria have the ability to generate electricity in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) by extracellular electron transfer to the anode. We investigated the anode-specific responses of Shewanel... Read More about An iTRAQ characterisation of the role of TolC during electron transfer from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1.

Effects of Iron-Rich Intermetallics and Grain Structure on Semisolid Tensile Properties of Al-Cu 206 Cast Alloys near Solidus Temperature (2016)
Journal Article
Bolouri, A., Liu, K., & Chen, X. G. (2016). Effects of Iron-Rich Intermetallics and Grain Structure on Semisolid Tensile Properties of Al-Cu 206 Cast Alloys near Solidus Temperature. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 47(12), 6466-6480. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3744-8

© 2016, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International. The effects of iron-rich intermetallics and grain size on the semisolid tensile properties of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys near the solidus were evaluated in relation to the mush micr... Read More about Effects of Iron-Rich Intermetallics and Grain Structure on Semisolid Tensile Properties of Al-Cu 206 Cast Alloys near Solidus Temperature.

Anodic biofilms as the interphase for electroactive bacterial growth on carbon veil (2016)
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Marsili, E., Atanassov, P., Mohidin, A. F., Doyle, L. E., Roizman, D., Artyushkova, K., & Santoro, C. (2016). Anodic biofilms as the interphase for electroactive bacterial growth on carbon veil. Biointerphases, 11(3), https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4962264

© 2016 American Vacuum Society. The structure and activity of electrochemically active biofilms (EABs) are usually investigated on flat electrodes. However, real world applications such as wastewater treatment and bioelectrosynthesis require tridimen... Read More about Anodic biofilms as the interphase for electroactive bacterial growth on carbon veil.