Techno-economical evaluation and life cycle assessment of microbial electrochemical systems: A review
In the last two decade, there is extensive research carried out for improving the microbial electrochemical systems (MES) performance in terms of both wastewater treatment and product generation along with its upscaling for industrial application. During the scale-up of these technologies, various e...
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| author | Nishit Savla Suman Soumya Pandit Jay Prakash Verma Abhishek Kumar Awasthi Siva Sankar Sana Ram Prasad |
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| description | In the last two decade, there is extensive research carried out for improving the microbial electrochemical systems (MES) performance in terms of both wastewater treatment and product generation along with its upscaling for industrial application. During the scale-up of these technologies, various economic problems regarding process feasibility have been investigated. This economic feasibility needs to be valued in terms of efficiency and environmental sustainability, because of which these technologies have been studied in the first place. A systematic review was conducted highlighting both parameters, i.e., the economics and environmental sustainability in the form of techno-economic assessment of these systems and also showing a comparative study between microbial fuel cells, microbial electrolysis cells, microbial electrosynthesis cells, and microbial desalination cells, against the conventional technologies on the basis on these parameters. Based on the study, the conventional technologies require less operational and maintenance cost but also less environmentally sustainable in comparison to these MES. The most common tool for the assessment of the environmental performance of a process or product is the life cycle analysis. This article summarizes the techno-economic assessment of microbial fuel cells, Microbial electrolysis cells, microbial electrosynthesis cells, and microbial desalination cells. This article concludes that further research is required in terms of scale-up and reducing the overall costs of these MES for efficiently incorporating for practical usage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e8ad21d163f49c6a5bac5033f580a352022-12-21T19:21:24ZengElsevierCurrent Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry2666-08652021-01-014100111Techno-economical evaluation and life cycle assessment of microbial electrochemical systems: A reviewNishit Savla0 Suman1Soumya Pandit2Jay Prakash Verma3Abhishek Kumar Awasthi4Siva Sankar Sana5Ram Prasad6Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410206, IndiaDepartment of Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306, IndiaDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306, India; Corresponding author.Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaSchool of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, ChinaDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China Taiyuan, 030051, ChinaDepartment of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, 845401, Bihar, India; Corresponding author.In the last two decade, there is extensive research carried out for improving the microbial electrochemical systems (MES) performance in terms of both wastewater treatment and product generation along with its upscaling for industrial application. During the scale-up of these technologies, various economic problems regarding process feasibility have been investigated. This economic feasibility needs to be valued in terms of efficiency and environmental sustainability, because of which these technologies have been studied in the first place. A systematic review was conducted highlighting both parameters, i.e., the economics and environmental sustainability in the form of techno-economic assessment of these systems and also showing a comparative study between microbial fuel cells, microbial electrolysis cells, microbial electrosynthesis cells, and microbial desalination cells, against the conventional technologies on the basis on these parameters. Based on the study, the conventional technologies require less operational and maintenance cost but also less environmentally sustainable in comparison to these MES. The most common tool for the assessment of the environmental performance of a process or product is the life cycle analysis. This article summarizes the techno-economic assessment of microbial fuel cells, Microbial electrolysis cells, microbial electrosynthesis cells, and microbial desalination cells. This article concludes that further research is required in terms of scale-up and reducing the overall costs of these MES for efficiently incorporating for practical usage.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666086521000588BioeconomyLife cycle assessment (LCA)Microbial fuel cells (MFCs)Microbial electrolysis cellsMicrobial electrosynthesis cellsMicrobial desalination cells (MDCs) |
| spellingShingle | Nishit Savla Suman Soumya Pandit Jay Prakash Verma Abhishek Kumar Awasthi Siva Sankar Sana Ram Prasad Techno-economical evaluation and life cycle assessment of microbial electrochemical systems: A review Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry Bioeconomy Life cycle assessment (LCA) Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) Microbial electrolysis cells Microbial electrosynthesis cells Microbial desalination cells (MDCs) |
| title | Techno-economical evaluation and life cycle assessment of microbial electrochemical systems: A review |
| title_full | Techno-economical evaluation and life cycle assessment of microbial electrochemical systems: A review |
| title_fullStr | Techno-economical evaluation and life cycle assessment of microbial electrochemical systems: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Techno-economical evaluation and life cycle assessment of microbial electrochemical systems: A review |
| title_short | Techno-economical evaluation and life cycle assessment of microbial electrochemical systems: A review |
| title_sort | techno economical evaluation and life cycle assessment of microbial electrochemical systems a review |
| topic | Bioeconomy Life cycle assessment (LCA) Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) Microbial electrolysis cells Microbial electrosynthesis cells Microbial desalination cells (MDCs) |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666086521000588 |
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