Construction and Operation of a Scaled-up Microbial Fuel Cell

Department of Microbial Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, KoreaReceived September 21, 2012, Accepted November 1, 2012Key Words : Microbial fuel cell, Scale-up, COD removal, Coulombic efficiency, Long-term operationMicrobial fuel cells (MFCs) are electrochemical devicesthat use microorganisms as biocatalysts for generatingelectricity from the degradation of organic matter as fuel.