Producing renewable electric energy through a microbial fuel cell in the rice field

Abstract. Nugraha HW, Djajakirana G, Anwar S, Santosa DA. 2020. Producing renewable electric energy through a microbial fuel cell in the rice field. Biodiversitas 21: 4139-4146. Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) is an alternative technology that converts chemical energy into electrical energy using microbes. This study aimed to apply MFC technology in the rice field to produce renewable electricity by utilizing microbes that have been previously isolated. The study was conducted in two experiments. The first experiment was carried out to select MFC prototypes with different in the oxygen circulation system (anode and cathode holes) that capable of producing the highest Voltage. The second experiment was performed to test the selected MFC prototype for electricity production in 12 combination treatments of microbes, organic matter, and fertilization (mixed NPK fertilizer) with three replications on rice cultivation in a greenhouse. The results showed that the best MFC prototype was a prototype that has two holes, each at anode and cathode (MFC 2). The highest electrical Voltage was generated by the treatment with microbes and organic matter, without fertilizer. The treatments produced the highest electrical current was the addition of microbes, organic matter, without and with 50% fertilizer. The highest power density was generated by the treatment with microbes and organic matter, without fertilization. The addition of ex-situ isolated microbes significantly increased the production of electricity.

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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF BIOELECTRICITY-MICROBIAL FUEL CELL FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION: PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION AND CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/jt.v79.11271 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 79 (5-2) ◽

Author(s):

Zul Hasrizal Bohari ◽

Nur Asyhikin Azhari ◽

Nuraina Nasuha Ab Rahman ◽

Mohamad Faizal Baharom ◽

Mohd Hafiz Jali ◽

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Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Electrical Power ◽

Electrical Energy ◽

Sewage Water ◽

Electricity Production ◽

Sample Type ◽

Series Of Experiments ◽

The Right

Energy trending lately shown the need of new possible renewable energy. This paper studies about the capability and capacity generating of electricity by using Bio-electricity-Microbial Fuel Cell (Bio-MFC). Bio-MFC is the device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy by using microbes that exist in the sewage water. The energy contained in organic matter can be converted into useful electrical power. MFC can be operated by microbes that transfer electrons from anode to cathode for generating electricity. There are two major goals in this study. The first goal is to determine the performance characteristics of MFCs in this application. Specifically we investigate the relationship between the percentages of organic matter in a sample results in higher electricity production of MFCs power by that sample. As a result, the sewage (wastewater) chosen in the second series experiment because the sewage (wastewater) also produced the highest percentage of organic matter which is around 10%. Due to these, the higher percentage of organic matter corresponds to higher electricity production. The second goal is to determine the condition under which MFC work most efficiently to generating electricity. After get the best result of the combination for the electrode, which is combination of zinc and copper (900mV),the third series of experiments was coducted, that show the independent variable was in the ambient temperature. The reasons of these observations will be explained throughout the paper. The study proved that the electricity production of MFC can be increased by selecting the right condition of sample type, temperature and type of electrode.

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MICROBIAL FUEL CELL (MFC) DESIGN FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC BIO FROM PALM OIL INDUSTRY WASTE

JURNAL BORNEO AKCAYA ◽

10.51266/borneoakcaya.v1i2.70 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 105-110

Author(s):

Farid Salahudin ◽

M. Rusdi Hidayat

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Glucose Solution ◽

Electric Energy ◽

Oil Industry ◽

Industry Waste ◽

The One ◽

Exchange Membrane ◽

Renewable Technology

Microbial Fuel Cell is the one of renewable technology which can produseed electric energy from waste and other organic matter. MFC reactor have two part wich called anode and cattode chamber that bonded with cattion exchange membrane. Electric energy in MFC was produced by biochemistry reaction in organic matter like palm industrial waste. One of organic matter that pontential in Indonesia is palm industry waste. The aim in this research is to know the potential electric energy in MFC reactor with palm industry waste. The conclusion in this research is MFC with palm industry waste can produced electric energy higher than MFC with 0,5 M glucose solution.

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Microbial Fuel Cell and its Efficiency in Treating Wastewater - a Novel Technique for Wastewater Treatment

International Journal of Engineering & Technology ◽

10.14419/ijet.v7i3.12.15865 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (3.12) ◽

pp. 69

Author(s):

B Antony Fantin ◽

S Ramesh ◽

J S.Sudarsan ◽

P Vanamoorthy Kumaran

Keyword(s):

Wastewater Treatment ◽

Fuel Cells ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cells ◽

Large Scale ◽

Electric Energy ◽

Electrical Energy ◽

Organic Content ◽

Good Energy

Due to depletion of coal and other natural fuel there is an urgent need to find eco-friendly and workable technology for alternate energy. Microbial fuel cells is considered as assuringmethod to extract energy from various sources of wastewater and to generate electricity. But, due to practical limits, MFCs are still unsuitable to meet high power demands. Since wastewater contains several contaminants including organic substances, therefore, generation of electric energy from wastewater using MFC can offer an alternate solution for electricity issue as well as to reduce environmental pollution. Microbial fuel cells harvest electrical energy from wastewater with the help of microorganisms present within the wastewater. The energy confined in organic matter converted in to useful electric current. In Microbial Fuel Cell electrons from the microorganisms transfer from a reduced electron donor to an electron acceptor at a higher electrochemical potential. The study highlights that wastewater with high organic content found to be more effective and it also gives good energy production. If the same concept implemented in large scale it can help in achieving sustainable development and it helps in achieving 3R formula in the process of wastewater treatment.

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Bioconversion on Wastewater of Soybeans using Microbial Fuel Cell

Advance Sustainable Science, Engineering and Technology ◽

10.26877/asset.v1i1.4880 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yohanes A Cahyono ◽

Tilana Madurani ◽

Widya F Azzahra ◽

Retno A S Lestari

Keyword(s):

Wastewater Treatment ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Electrical Energy ◽

Electricity Production ◽

Anode Chamber ◽

Cathode Chamber ◽

Renewable Electricity ◽

Electric Currents ◽

Washing Wastewater

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a technology developed to obtain new sources of renewable energy to produce electricity. It can be an alternative for wastewater treatment and bioenergy producers of renewable electricity. This method requires bacteria to convert substrate in wastewater into electrical energy. The mechanism of MFC were oxidation of substrate by bacteria to produce electrons and protons at the anode. The proton in anode chamber passes through a membrane exchange to the cathode chamber, however the electrons couldn’t through. It caused accumulation of electron in anode chamber and then both of electrode had a potential difference, so electron in anode chamber passed through membrane exchange to cathode chamber. In this study used dual-chambers reactors with each compartment having 8 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm of dimensions and 5 mm of thickness. This study was subjected to evaluate the performance of MFC in soybean washing wastewater treatment with bacteria of EM4 to analyze the potentials production of electricity energy. The focus of this study was to evaluate the effect of time to electricity. MFC system was observed for 40 hours, measurement of voltages and electric currents performed every 4 hours. The results showed that there was potential of electricity production from soybean wastewater treatment by MFC. The maximum electricity reached in soybean wastewater media were voltage 441 mV (at 24 h), the electric currents 170 µA and the power density 51, 35 mW/m2 (at 24 h after acclimatization). Increasing of time effect to decreasing of electricity produced.Keywords: bioenergy, electricity, microbial fuel cell, membrane, wastewater soybean

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A Review on Microbial Fuel Cells

Engineering and Technology Journal ◽

10.30684/etj.v39i1a.1518 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 39 (1A) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Baidaa A. Kitafa ◽

Afaf J. Obaid Al-saned

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cells ◽

Large Scale ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Electricity Production ◽

Anaerobic Conditions ◽

Long Time ◽

Micro Organisms

The Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) is a bioreactor with which the chemical energy in chemical bonds of organic compounds are converted to electricity under anaerobic conditions through catalytic reactions of micro-organisms. It has been familiar for a long time that electricity can be generated directly through using bacteria to break organic matter. A microbial fuel cell can also serve in different wastewater treatment to destroy organic matter. The development of MFC technology requires a greater understanding of the microbial processes for MFCs, and their components, limitations, factors and design this system, to be simpler and large scale system developed; so that it would increase electricity production while being cost-effective. This review discusses, what is the MFCs and the basic principle of how MFC operate, the most essential MFC components and their relevance, multiple MFC designs that have been presented as efficient configurations, Applications of MFCs, and several types of wastewater as substrates in MFC also highlighted.

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Denitrification of water in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) using seawater bacteria

10.1101/107904 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Samrat MVV Naga ◽

Rao K Kesava ◽

Bernardo Ruggeri ◽

Tonia Tommasi

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Water Samples ◽

Bacterial Consortium ◽

Bacterial Activity ◽

Electricity Production ◽

Buffering Agent ◽

High Concentrations ◽

First Time

AbstractThe sea contains various microbes which have an ability to reduce and oxidize substances like iron, sulphur, and nitrate. Most of these processes happen in the seawater, but can also be applied for puriﬁcation of wastewater. In the present work, a consortium of seawater bacteria has been used for the first time in a microbial fuel cell to reduce nitrate in synthetic water samples and produce electricity by oxidizing organic matter. The concentrations ofandwere reduced to well below their permissible limits. Moreover, the growth of the bacterial consortium at cathode causes an increased electricity production in the cell because of the increased bacterial activity. The performance of the cell with a bicarbonate buffered solution (BBS) at the cathode was superior to that obtained with the commonly used phosphate buffered solution (PBS). As BBS is the natural buffering agent found in the sea, the use of BBS is eco-friendly. The same seawater bacterial consortium could be used at both the anode and the cathode, confirming their adaptability to different environments. Unfortunately, denitrification was accompanied by the generation of high concentrations ofat the anode and the cathode, probably because of the use of N2gas for sparging the anolyte. This aspect merits further investigation.

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Electricity Production from Dual Chambers Microbial Fuel Cell Fed with Chicken Manure-Wastewater

Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences ◽

10.31185/ejuow.vol3.iss1.31 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 9-18

Author(s):

Ali J. Jaeel

Keyword(s):

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Chicken Manure ◽

Electricity Production ◽

Anaerobic Sludge ◽

Livestock Wastewater ◽

Graphite Electrodes ◽

Reliable Source ◽

Current Densities ◽

Resistance Value

Chicken manure wastewaters are increasingly being considered a valuable resource of organic compounds. Screened chicken manure was evaluated as a representative solid organic waste. In this study, electricity generation from livestock wastewater (chicken manure) was investigated in a continuous mediator-less horizontal flow microbial fuel cell with graphite electrodes and a selective type of membrane separating the anodic and cathodic compartments of MFC from each other. The performance of MFC was evaluated to livestock wastewater using aged anaerobic sludge. Results revealed that COD and BOD removal efficiencies were up to 88% and 82%, respectively. At an external resistance value of 150 Ω, a maximum power and current densities of 278 m.W/m2 and 683 mA/m2, respectively were obtained, hence MFC utilizing livestock wastewater would be a sustainable and reliable source of bio-energy generation .

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