Microbial Fuel Cell Market Scenario
The global
microbial fuel cell market is projected to grow at a significant rate during
the forecast period, due to increasing government initiatives worldwide for
environmental sustainability.
Moreover, the
increasing focus on wastewater treatment poses lucrative business opportunities
in the microbial fuel cell market as wastewater is a source of innumerable
microbial flora. So, generation of electricity from degradation of wastewater
with the help of microbial flora is expected to offer opportunities to
microbial fuel cell market.
Microbial fuel
cell (MFC) is an bio-electrochemical system which drives the electric current
with the help of bacteria. It harnnesses the power of respiring microbes and
converts organic substrates in to electrical energy. MFC consists of an two
electrodes (anode and cathode) and membrane (a area that separates two
electrodes). Microbes at anode oxidizes the organic fuel generating proton and
electrons. Protons passes through membrane to cathode and electrons passes
through anode to external circuit in order to generate current. MFC has gained
attention due to its ability to generate power from organic or inorganic
compounds throug microorganisms.
Industry
Highlights
The global microbial fuel cell Market is set to witness significant
growth due to increasing demand for portable water and government
initiatives for environmental sustainability. Provision of safe water is
necessary globally and wide range of biological and chemical methods are used
to ensure safety of water for consumption. So, microbial fuel cell technology
is used for testing the quality of water sources in order to meet the rising
demand for portable water. On
the other hand, limited raw material availability is one of the major
restraints for the global Microbial Fuel Cell Market. However, the increasing
focus on wastewater treatment poses lucrative business opportunities in the
microbial fuel cell market as wastewater is a source of innumerable microbial
flora. So, generation of electricity from degradation of wastewater with the
help of microbial flora is expected to offer opportunities to microbial fuel
cell market.
Key Players
The key players of the global Microbial Fuel Cell Market are Pilus Energy
LLC (US), Fluence Corporation Limited (US), Triqua International BV (The
Netherlands), Electrochem Solutions and Emefcy Ltd (US), MICROrganic
Technologies Inc. (US), Prongineer R&D Ltd (Canada), Vinpro Technologies
(India), and Sainergy Tech (US).
Segmental Overview
The Microbial Fuel
Cell Market has been segmented based on application into power generation,
wastewater treatment, biosensor, and others. Among these end-users, wastewater
treatment is the fastest growing segment in the Microbial Fuel Cell Market due
to rising investments in water & wastewater treatment sector. Moreover, the
key advantages of MFCs in wastewater treatment industry includes less energy
consumption compared to activated sludge process and non-requirement of highly
regulated distribution systems like the ones in hydrogen-based fuel cells.
Also, microbial fuel cells (MFC) yield 50 to 90% less solids to be disposed of
and generates more stable sludge compared to the one produced in aerobic
treatment process. All these factors are likely to drive the microbial fuel
cell market in the wastewater treatment segment.
Regional Analysis
Region wise, North
America held the largest market share of the global Microbial fuel cell market
in 2017 driven by significant amount of investments and R&D initiatives
from the government and various enterprises. It is also anticipated, that
microbial fuel cell technology would be cost-effective as compared to other
alternatives including renewable energy production from biomass.
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