Multi-electrode microbial fuel cell (MEMFC): A close analysis towards large scale system architecture

► Anaerobic baffled reactor based noble architecture of Microbial Fuel Cell. ► Continuous operation at ambient condition at constant load for sixty two days in three batches. ► Generates a maximum power of 597 mW m−2 from distillery wastewater. ► Circulation (450 mL/min−1) of wastewater increasing power by 39.67%. ► Maximum COD removal of 42.77% and CE 22.69% is achieved for distillery WW.