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Novel study on microbial fuel cells via a comprehensive bibliometric and dynamic approach

Published:2021-05-11 Issue:0 Volume:0 Page:
ISSN:2191-0308
Container-title:Reviews on Environmental Health
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Author:

Ni Jin¹²,Steinberger-Wilckens Robert²,Jiang Shanxue³⁴,Xu Mingyue¹,Wang Qunhui¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Environmental Engineering , University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing , China

2. School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences , University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK

3. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Food Chain Pollution Control , Beijing Technology and Business University , Beijing , China

4. Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry , Beijing Technology and Business University , Beijing , China

Abstract

Abstract Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are eco-friendly and useful bioelectrical devices that harness the natural metabolisms of microbes to produce electrical power directly from organic materials. In this study, a bibliometric analysis is conducted to evaluate MFC research from 2001 to 2018 on the basis of the Science Citation Index Expanded database. Overall, MFC research has experienced a dramatic increase over last 18 years, with an exponential growth in the accumulated number of publications. Most publications are closely related to the industrialization and commoditization of MFCs, along with environmental issues, which are currently the biggest global challenges in MFC studies. A small proportion (4.34%) of the scientific journals published more than half (54.34%) of the total articles in the MFC field. Articles from the top 10 countries/regions accounted for the majority (83.16%) of the total articles, clearly indicating that advanced MFC technologies are currently dominated by these countries/regions. Moreover, an increasing number of MFC researchers are considering two-chamber and three-chamber MFC reactions. In particular, they are focusing on environmental technology instead of merely improving the efficiency of electricity generation. Materials research in the MFC field is still a popular area worldwide, and many researchers have focused on novel and eco-friendly cathode and anode developments. Meanwhile, only a few MFC studies are concerned with biological research.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Pollution,Health (social science)

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2020-0123/pdf

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