scholarly journals Compost Soil Microbial Fuel Cell to Generate Power using Urea as Fuel

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Verjesh Kumar Magotra ◽  
Sunil Kumar ◽  
T. W. Kang ◽  
Akbar I. Inamdar ◽  
Abu Talha Aqueel ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verjesh Kumar Magotra ◽  
T.W. Kang ◽  
S.J. Lee ◽  
Pundalik D. Walke ◽  
Abu ul Hassan Sarwar Rana ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: This paper provides an overview of the present advances in renewable and sustainable energy resources used for new energy demand in the world. Aiming to address, Urea, Urine resources are abundant like urea-containing wastewater, industrial urea, wastewater treatment plants, becoming an attractive option as anodic fuel for the application in urea fuel cells. And as a hydrogen-rich chemical fuel, urea can also be hydrolysis and electrolyzed to produce hydrogen for energy storage in the near future. Results: We report a novel, urea-hydrogen based compost soil microbial fuel cell (UH-CSMFC). As compost soil is a rich source of bacteria, enzymes, and organic matter, soil provided the necessary ingredients for the operation of the device. While bacteria and enzymes that hydrolysed by urea powered by the fuel cell. The compost soil was also found to exhibit partial electrocatalytic activity itself. This novel UH-CSMFC shows power density of 18.26 mW/m2. For continuous operation of the device, and cleaning of the excess of nitrogen compounds from urea fuel (urine, containing different wastewater energy resources).Conclusion: The constant state is the most desirable, where the device behaviour is entirely irreversibly, which helps to feed the device. Thus, the results of electrochemical studies show that the system is suitable for cleaning, hydrogen, power generation by consuming urea as fuel. This multifunctional device is sustainable, cheap, and eco-friendly for the environment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 100231
Author(s):  
Hoang-Uyen-Dung Nguyen ◽  
Dang-Trang Nguyen ◽  
Kozo Taguchi

2022 ◽  
Vol 334 ◽  
pp. 08007
Author(s):  
Jakub Dziegielowski ◽  
Mirella Di Lorenzo

Soil microbial fuel cell (SMFC) is a carbon-neutral energy harvesting technology that exploits the use of electroactive bacteria naturally present in soil to directly generate electricity from organic compounds. Given the simplicity of the system design, SMFCs have great potential to be used for decentralised solutions, especially in areas where access to conventional energy sources is limited. Yet, the high cost to power ratio severely limits the translation of this technology into the market. With the aim of reducing the capital cost, in this study we explore the effect of decreasing the amounts of current collector (CC) on the performance. The results demonstrate that increasing the amount of current collector per surface area of the electrode is not a feasible way of enhancing power densities, as to increase the performance by 20% and 35%, the amount of current collector would have to be increased by 150% and 300%, respectively. This highlights the importance of economic evaluations when optimising the design of a SMFC.


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