Makhtar M. Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Applications for Sludge Valorization 2023

Textbook in PDF format

This book highlights current efforts and research (in Malaysia) on Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) approach as a core technique for sludge treatment and energy recovery. It also includes health and socioeconomic perspectives used in this approach. The book begins with an overview of sludge in waste treatment plants and the efficient generation of renewable energy through dewatered sludge bioconversion via MFC. It presents the use of Electrogenic Bacteria (EB) for accelerating the hydrolysis treatment of sludge and the determination of metabolites produced in the process. The book highlights new achievements in the purification of sludge through rubber band technology and further treatment. It discusses the recovery of beneficial biodegradable polymer compounds that are added value for the plastic industry and presents safety issues of sludge on human health. Further, it presents a case study on the MFC project for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, and includes the economic perspective of innovation in energy. The book ends with various ways forward toward improving renewable energy production and clean waste treatment.
Foreword by the Exercising the Function of the Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Foreword by Director of Centre for Innovation and Consultation (CIC) Universiti Sains Malaysia
Preface
Acknowledgements
Editors and Contributors
Overview of Sludge in Waste Treatment Plant
Effects of Treated and Untreated Sludge Applications on Human Health, the Environment and Other Ecological Factors
An Insight of Component and Typical Mechanism of Sludge Degrader Microbes in Dewatered Sludge
Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) as an Alternative Energy Source: The Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Sustainable and Renewable Energy in Malaysia
Application of Microbial Fuel Cell for Bioremediation of Sewage Sludge
Microbial Fuel Cell Technology as Advanced Sewage Sludge Treatment
Utilization of Electrogenic Bacteria Consortium for Sewage Sludge Treatment via Organic Compound Degradation
Assessment of Sludge-Based Microbial Fuel Cell Performance via Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Sewage Sludge Particle Surface Interactions: Technology and Purification Approaches
Antimicrobial-Resistant Microorganisms and the Possibility of Using Microbial Fuel Cell Technology to Reduce Their Transmission in the Environment
Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Innovation in Wastewater Treatment Plant: From Economic Perspective
The Environmental Education Element of Secondary School Science Curriculum in Malaysia: Enhancing Students Awareness in Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) as Green Technology in Treating Dewatered Sludge
Potential Biodegradable Product from Dewatered Sludge