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Introduction

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Rapid global industrial growth has exacerbated demand in energy supply among the increasing population. This demand is fulfilled from two main resources: (i) fossil fuels and nuclear energy [1], (ii) renewable energy sources. Energy derived from fossil fuels negatively impacts the environment by causing pollution and global warming. Such fuels may be unavailable in the near future, and so we must seek alternatives for the reduction of the dependency on non-renewable sources [2]. Renewable energy technologies have evolved over the years. These technologies interestingly are not dependent on the limited fuel sources. Energy extraction from organic or inorganic wastes efficiently resolves energy and environmental issues.

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  1. University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Ravi Patel

  2. Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    Dipankar Deb

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar, India

    Rajeeb Dey

  4. “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Arad, Romania

    Valentina E. Balas

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Patel, R., Deb, D., Dey, R., E. Balas, V. (2020). Introduction. In: Adaptive and Intelligent Control of Microbial Fuel Cells. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 161. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18068-3_1

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