Microbial Fuel
Cell Market Scenario
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. A detailed analysis report of COVID-19
impact on Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) Market is provided with the report.
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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