微生物燃料电池(microbial fuel cell,MFC)利用微生物催化剂将其代谢能直接转化为电能,具有原料广泛、反应条件温和、清洁高效等优点。简述了MFC的工作原理及分类,总结了用于污水处理的MFC的性能及其影响因素。探讨了MFC在实际应用中的瓶颈,并展望其在污水处理中的应用前景。
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a device directly converting microbial metabolic power into electricity with the microbial catalysts, which has the advantages of abundant fuel resource, mild reaction condition and high efficiency. After operational principles and classification of MFC introduced briefly, factors affecting the performance of MFC in wastewater treatment were summarized. The choke points for application of MFC were explored, and the application prospect of MFC in wastewater treatment was forecasted.