Abstract Wastewater contains organic compounds (fatty acids, amino acids, and carbohydrates) that have a significant amount of chemical energy. In this regard, the use of wastewater for recovering energy by some appropriate energy conversion technologies can be considered as an appropriate approach to simultaneously achieve the reduction of environmental contamination and increasing supply of energy. The Photocatalytic Fuel Cell (PFC) can provide a new approach in developing technology for simultaneous organic pollutants removal from wastewaters and power generation, but it also has disadvantages, such as requires higher voltage, more cost and complexity. To present a comprehensive vision of the current state of the art, and progress the treatment efficiency and agitate new studies in these fields, this review discussed the study covering PFC aspects, with a focus on the comparison of pollutant degradation, power generation, different photoanode and photocathode materials as well as the application of the Fenton process in PFCs.

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光催化燃料电池的污染物降解和发电：综合综述

摘要 废水含有具有大量化学能的有机化合物（脂肪酸、氨基酸和碳水化合物）。对此，通过一些合适的能源转换技术，利用废水回收能源，可以被认为是同时实现减少环境污染和增加能源供应的合适途径。光催化燃料电池（PFC）可以为开发同时去除废水和发电中的有机污染物的技术提供一种新方法，但它也有缺点，例如需要更高的电压、更多的成本和复杂性。全面展示当前技术水平，提高处理效率并推动这些领域的新研究，