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AI-Driven Microbial Fuel Cells

Sustainable Energy Recovery and Wastewater Treatment Optimization

  • 1st Edition - June 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Mostafa Ghasemi
  • Language: English

AI-Driven Microbial Fuel Cells: Sustainable Energy Recovery and Wastewater Treatment Optimization explores the emerging field of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and their role in sus… Read more

Description

AI-Driven Microbial Fuel Cells: Sustainable Energy Recovery and Wastewater Treatment Optimization explores the emerging field of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and their role in sustainable energy generation and wastewater management. This reference addresses the critical need for advanced, eco-friendly solutions to meet global energy demands while reducing carbon emissions. It combines foundational principles of bioelectrochemical systems with cutting-edge AI technologies, providing a multidisciplinary approach that enhances system efficiency, scalability, and practical deployment. The book’s comprehensive content spans from basic MFC science to innovative material engineering, data-driven design, and real-world case studies, ensuring applicability across research, engineering, and industry. The table of contents features chapters on MFC fundamentals, electrode and membrane engineering, hybrid systems, AI-enabled optimization, and industrial case studies. Each chapter includes protocols, datasets, modeling examples, and design guidelines, presented in a modular, self-contained format for ease of use and discoverability. This reference empowers researchers, engineers, and practitioners to harness AI and bioelectrochemical innovations, advancing low-carbon technologies aligned with SDGs 6, 7, 9, 12, and 13. Overall, it offers a vital resource for fostering the transition toward sustainable, circular bioenergy systems.

Key features

  • Provides foundational–to–advanced coverage of science and engineering of microbial fuel cells
  • Integrates microbial fuel cell fundamentals with AI-driven modeling
  • Demonstrates AI-based optimization of microbial fuel cells for system performance
  • Includes case studies, protocols, design guidelines, datasets, and modelling examples of microbial fuel cells
  • Coverage of hybrid and integrated systems, such as MFC–membrane, adsorption–MFC, MEC integration aligned with decarbonization and circular-economy goals
  • Positioning microbial fuel cells explicitly within energy recovery, resource valorization, and smart wastewater infrastructure, rather than fuel cells in isolation

Readership

Researchers in bioenergy, wastewater engineering, environmental biotechnology, Graduate students in chemical, environmental, or renewable energy engineering, Practitioners developing sustainable energy or water treatment systems, Industry professionals evaluating MFC deployment

Table of contents

1. Introduction to AI-Enabled Microbial Fuel Cells

2. AI-Assisted Bioelectrochemical Fundamentals and Reactor Design

3. Data-Driven Electrode and Membrane Engineering for MFCs

4. AI-Enabled Hybrid and Integrated Bioelectrochemical Systems: Design, Control, and Resource Recovery

5. AI-Guided Adsorption and Functionalized Materials in MFCs

6. Advanced AI and Multi-Objective Optimization of MFC Systems

7. Case Studies and Industrial Deployment of MFC Technology

8. Future Trends and the Role of AI-Enabled Microbial Fuel Cells in Decarbonization and Sustainable Systems

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editor

Mostafa Ghasemi

Editor

Mostafa Ghasemi is a Professor and Distinguished Fellow in Chemical Engineering, specializing in bioelectrochemical systems, wastewater treatment, and energy recovery technologies. He obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2012 from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and has held academic and research appointments in Malaysia, Oman, and China. He is currently affiliated with the Yangtze River Delta Research Institute of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), where his research focuses on microbial fuel cells, membrane-based processes, and sustainable water–energy technologies. In recognition of his contributions, he was selected as a provincial-level talent in Zhejiang Province, China, in 2024.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor /Distinguished Fellow, Yangtze Delta Institute (Huzhou), UESTC, China.