Methane-driven microbial fuel cells recover energy and mitigate dissolved methane emissions from anaerobic effluents

Abstract

The effluents of mainstream anaerobic treatment processes such as anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) contain dissolved methane that represents a large fraction of the available energy (approximately 50% at 15 °C) and a significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emission if released to the atmosphere.