Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar is a Professor and Institute Chair in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur heading two academic units, the School of Environmental Science and Engineering and the PK Sinha Centre for Bioenergy and renewables.

Narcis Duteanu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry and Environmental Engineering at Timisoara Polytechnic University (Romania).

Rao Y. Surampalli is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, having previously worked 30 years for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

Tian C. Zhang is Professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with academic degrees from Tsinghua University and from the University of Cincinnati.

VOLUME 1
List of Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1: Fuel Cell and Bio-fuel Cell
Chapter 2: Electrochemistry Analytical Techniques and Interpretation of the Results
Chapter 3: Bio-electrochemical Systems: Configurations and Materials
Chapter 4: Biotic Components of Different Types of Bio-electrochemical Systems
Chapter 5: Role of Catalysts in Bioelectrochemical Systems
Chapter 6: Material Characterization for Synthesized Catalysts
Chapter 7: Material Characterization for Synthesized Catalysts Inductively coupled plasma optical spectroscopy and atomic absorption Spectroscopy
Chapter 8: Material Characterization for Synthesized CatalystsNitrogen sorption measurements and Thermal Analysis Techniques
Chapter 9: Material Characterization for Synthesized Catalysts Material Characterization for Synthesized Catalysts: Morphology, Microstructure, and Crystallographic Phase
Chapter 10: Material Characterization for Synthesized Catalysts X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Chapter 11: Material Characterization for Synthesized Catalysts Atomic Force Microscopy and Raman Spectroscopy
Chapter 12: Different Types of Bioelectrochemical Systems
Chapter 13: Microbial Fuel Cell
Chapter 14: Microbial Electrolysis Cell
Chapter 15: Microbial Electrosynthesis: A Biobased Pathway for the Production of Value-added Chemicals Through Carbon Sequestration
VOLUME 2
Chapter 16: Microbial Desalination Cell
Chapter 17: Sediment MFCs, Plant MFCs and Constructed Wetland Integrated MFCs
Chapter 18: Microbial Remediation Cell
Chapter 19: Enzymatic Fuel Cell and Biosensors
Chapter 20: Photosynthetic Microbial Fuel Cell, Bio-photovoltaic Cell, and Microbial Carbon-Capture Cell
Chapter 21: Modelling of Bio-Electrochemical Systems: Bio-Physiochemical Processes and Mathematical Methods
Chapter 22: Pilot-Scale Case Performance of Bio-electrochemical Systems
Chapter 23: Statistical Methods for Modelling and Performance Analysis of Bio-electrochemical Systems
Chapter 24: Performance Comparison and Integration of Bio-Electrochemical Systems with Other Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Chapter 25: Circular Bio-economy Implementation and Life Cycle Assessment of BES
Chapter 26: Way Forward and Conclusion