微生物太阳能燃料电池的研究进展

Advances in microbial solar cells- A review

能源危机已经成为阻碍世界发展的主要问题之一,微生物燃料电池的出现为能源危机提供了新的解决途径。将植物和微藻等光合生物与微生物燃料电池整合为微生物太阳能燃料电池(MSCs),能够实现将太阳能转化为电能。微生物太阳能燃料电池不仅能够实现电能持续稳定的产生,而且在污水处理,生物柴油加工以及中间代谢物生产等方面具有广阔的应用前景。本文从光合生物在微生物燃料电池中的作用的角度出发,在参考大量文献的基础上对微生物太阳能电池进行较为全面的综述,并评述其中的优点及不足之处,最后对微生物燃料电池面临的挑战及研究需求做简要分析。旨在为未来微生物太阳能燃料电池的实际应用提供参考。

The energy crisis has become one of the major problems hindering the development of the world. The emergence of microbial fuel cells provides a new solution to the energy crisis. Microbial solar cells,integrating photosynthetic organisms such as plants and microalgae into microbial fuel cells,can convert solar energy into electrical energy. Microbial solar cell has steady electric energy,and broad application prospects in wastewater treatment,biodiesel processing and intermediate metabolites production. Here we reviewed recent progress of microbial solar cells from the perspective of the role of photosynthetic organisms in microbial fuel cells,based on a vast amount of literature,and discussed their advantages and deficiency. At last,brief analysis of the facing problems and research needs of microbial fuel cells are undertaken. This work was expected to be beneficial for the application of the microbial solar cells technology.