Abstract
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) offer a novel method of energy recovery from wastewater and have evolved to derive energy and products from biomass and organic waste. Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) have emerged as a means of producing hydrogen, methane, and other products from the aqueous wastes. Production of hydrogen and other forms of bioenergy from biorefinery wastes and recovery of resources such as water and nutrients can potentially improve the economics of the biorefinery. This chapter describes the current status of BES technology for energy recovery from biorefinery streams. Potential advantages of integration with other biorefinery components for feedstocks such as corn stover and woody biomass are identified. Current status of the MFC and MEC technology is discussed along with the estimates for bioenergy production in the biorefinery using this technology.
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