TY - JOUR
T1 - Microbial desalination cell for sustainable water treatment
T2 - a critical review
AU - Aber, S.
AU - Shi, Z.
AU - Xing, K.
AU - Rameezdeen, R.
AU - Chow, C. W. K.
AU - Hagare, Dharmappa
AU - Jindal, T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Global Challenges published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - In view of increasing threats arising from the shortage of fresh water, there is an urgent need to propose sustainable technologies for the exploitation of unconventional water sources. As a derivative of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), microbial desalination cell (MDC) has the potential of desalinating saline/brackish water while simultaneously generating electricity, as well as treating wastewater. Therefore, it is worth investigating its practicability as a potential sustainable desalination technology. This review article first introduces the fundamentals and annual trends of MDCs. The desalination of diverse types of solutions using MDCs along with their life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) and economic analysis is studied later. Finally, limitations and areas for improvement, prospects, and potential applications of this technology are discussed. Due to the great advantages of MDCs, improving their design, building materials, efficiency, and throughput will offer them as a significant alternative to the current desalination technologies.
AB - In view of increasing threats arising from the shortage of fresh water, there is an urgent need to propose sustainable technologies for the exploitation of unconventional water sources. As a derivative of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), microbial desalination cell (MDC) has the potential of desalinating saline/brackish water while simultaneously generating electricity, as well as treating wastewater. Therefore, it is worth investigating its practicability as a potential sustainable desalination technology. This review article first introduces the fundamentals and annual trends of MDCs. The desalination of diverse types of solutions using MDCs along with their life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) and economic analysis is studied later. Finally, limitations and areas for improvement, prospects, and potential applications of this technology are discussed. Due to the great advantages of MDCs, improving their design, building materials, efficiency, and throughput will offer them as a significant alternative to the current desalination technologies.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:76943
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85171798223&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/gch2.202300138
DO - 10.1002/gch2.202300138
M3 - Article
SN - 2056-6646
VL - 7
JO - Global Challenges
JF - Global Challenges
IS - 10
M1 - 2300138
ER -
