Heavy metal recovery with MFC

The word ‘‘heavy metal’’ is frequently used for a varied array of elements. There are

hundreds of foundations of heavy metal contamination, comprising the natural gas, coal, paper,

chlor-alkali industries acid mine drainage and many more. Such contaminants have established

universal consideration due to their detrimental environmental effects. Conservatively, heavy

metal left-over waters can be cured and improved via Chemical precipitation, Heavy metal

chelating precipitation, Sulfide precipitation, Ion exchange, Ultrafiltration Adsorption, Reverse

osmosis, Coagulation and flocculation, Coagulation, Electro dialysis, and Flotation practices.

Every method has its own essential advantages and boundaries. In overall, MFCs have been

efficient as functional half-cell, i.e., only the anode compartment is used to reduce pollutants/

organics through bio catalytic corrosion. The cathode compartment of an MFC mainly assists the

role for MFC route end (as the end point for electrons and protons). Hypothetically, any

composite with effectively high redox possibilities can assist as the cathodic electron acceptor in

an MFC