ABSTRACT
Bio-based products synthesized from organic waste can help to boost economy and can lower the dependance on fossil fuels consumption. Bio-based products are fully or mostly determined from the composition of the materials of biological origin. Organic waste materials are renewable and can be used as an alternative resource for biofuel production. In the scientific community, microbial fuel cells have obtained interest as a new platform technology for removal of different organic and inorganic contaminants, as well as production of highly valuable and flexible chemicals, such as formate, acetate, hydrogen, methane, alcohols, and hydrogen peroxide. Many potential benefits in hydrogen producing Microbial electrosynthesis (MEC) are provided by the manipulation of the membrane unit. MEC is a new emerging platform where synthesis of organic chemicals takes place at a cathode by applying electrical energy, and microorganisms are utilized as a catalyst for the electrochemical minimizing of low-grade compounds.
