scholarly journals Electric power production in a microbial fuel cell using Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, synthetic wastewater as substrate, carbon cloth and graphite as electrodes, and methylene blue as mediator. Laboratory scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 261-282
Author(s):  
Adriana Páez ◽  
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Andrea Lache-Muñoz ◽  
Sergio Medina ◽  
Julieta Zapata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Power Production ◽  
Synthetic Wastewater ◽  
Carbon Cloth ◽  
Electric Power Production

scholarly journals Potential of Electric Power Production from Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) in Evapotranspiration Reactor for Leachate Treatment Using Alocasia macrorrhiza Plant and Eleusine indica Grass

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 02010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Badrus Zaman ◽  
Irawan Wisnu Wardhana
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Power Production ◽  
Bacterial Activity ◽  
Plant Roots ◽  
Reactor Operation ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Eleusine Indica ◽  
Electric Power Production

Microbial fuel cell is one of attractive electric power generator from nature bacterial activity. While, Evapotranspiration is one of the waste water treatment system which developed to eliminate biological weakness that utilize the natural evaporation process and bacterial activity on plant roots and plant media. This study aims to determine the potential of electrical energy from leachate treatment using evapotranspiration reactor. The study was conducted using local plant, namely Alocasia macrorrhiza and local grass, namely Eleusine Indica. The system was using horizontal MFC by placing the cathodes and anodes at different chamber (i.e. in the leachate reactor and reactor with plant media). Carbon plates was used for chatode-anodes material with size of 40 cm x 10 cm x1 cm. Electrical power production was measure by a digital multimeter for 30 days reactor operation. The result shows electric power production was fluctuated during reactor operation from all reactors. The electric power generated from each reactor was fluctuated, but from the reactor using Alocasia macrorrhiza plant reach to 70 μwatt average. From the reactor using Eleusine Indica grass was reached 60 μwatt average. Electric power production fluctuation is related to the bacterial growth pattern in the soil media and on the plant roots which undergo the adaptation process until the middle of the operational period and then in stable growth condition until the end of the reactor operation. The results indicate that the evapotranspiration reactor using Alocasia macrorrhiza plant was 60-95% higher electric power potential than using Eleusine Indica grass in short-term (30-day) operation. Although, MFC system in evapotranspiration reactor system was one of potential system for renewable electric power generation.

Sustainable power production in a membrane-less and mediator-less synthetic wastewater microbial fuel cell

2009 ◽  
Vol 100 (13) ◽  
pp. 3252-3260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aba Aldrovandi ◽  
Enrico Marsili ◽  
Loredana Stante ◽  
Patrizia Paganin ◽  
Silvia Tabacchioni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Power Production ◽  
Synthetic Wastewater ◽  
Sustainable Power

scholarly journals High Electric Production by Membraneless Microbial Fuel Cell with Up Flow Operation Using Acetate Wastewater

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Aris Mukimin ◽  
Nur Zen ◽  
Hanny Vistanty ◽  
Purwanto Agus
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Gas Diffusion ◽  
Synthetic Wastewater ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Carbon Cloth ◽  
Current Response ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Anaerobic Chamber

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a new proposed technology reported to generate renewable energy while simultaneously treating wastewater. Membraneless microbial fuel cell (ML-MFC) system was developed to eliminate the requirement of membrane which is expensive and prone to clogging while enhancing electricity generation and wastewater treatment efficiency. For this purpose, a reactor was designed in two chambers and connected via three pipes (1 cm in diameter) to enhance fluid diffusion. Influent flowrate was maintained by adjusting peristaltic pump at the base of anaerobic chamber. Carbon cloth (235 cm2) was used as anode and paired with gas diffusion layer (GDL) carbon-Pt as cathode. Anaerobic sludge was filtered and used as starter feed for the anaerobic chamber. The experiment was carried out by feeding synthetic wastewater to anaerobic chamber; while current response and potential were recorded. Performance of reactor was evaluated in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD). Electroactive microbe was inoculated from anaerobic sludge and showed current response (0.55-0.65 mA) at 0,35 V, range of diameter 1.5-2 µm. The result of microscopics can showed three different species. The microbial performance was increased by adding ferric oxide 1 mM addition as acceptor electron. The reactor was able to generate current, voltage, and electricity power of 0.36 mA, 110 mV, and 40 mWatt (1.5 Watt/m2), respectively, while reaching COD removal and maximum coulomb efficiency (EC) of 16% and 10.18%, respectively.

A Study on Polythiophene Modified Carbon Cloth as Anode in Microbial Fuel Cell for Lead Removal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajkumar Rajendran ◽  
Gnana Prakash Dhakshina Moorthy ◽  
Haribabu Krishnan ◽  
Sumisha Anappara
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Lead Removal ◽  
Carbon Cloth

scholarly journals Generating Electricity Using Microbial Fuel Cell Powered by Benthic Mud Collected From Two Locations in Akure, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
Adegunloye D. V ◽  
Olotu T. M
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Lactobacillus Plantarum ◽  
Salt Bridge ◽  
Peak Voltage ◽  
River Bed ◽  
Bacteria And Fungi ◽  
Set Up

Generating electricity using microbial fuel cell powered by benthic mud collected from two locations in Akure was carried out. The locations were Riverbed of FUTA and Apatapiti area of Akure. This was achieved by building anode and cathode containers connected together by a salt bridge and an external circuit was made to transfer the electrons from the anode to the cathode. Bacteria and fungi were isolated from the benthic mud for eight days using standard microbiological techniques. Lactobacillus plantarum, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Enterobacter aerogenes, Trichoderma sp, Mucor sp and Alterania sp; Lactobacillus plantarum, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, Myrothecium sp and Geotrichum candidum were bacteria and fungi isolated from the benthic mud of Apatapiti area and Riverbed of Futa, Akure respectively. This was used for the generation of electricity using unsterilized mud sample and the control setup was sterilized mud from same source. The set-up was monitored every 24hrous to determine the voltage and current generated. The pH, concentration and temperature were measured. The temperature remains constant throughout the experiment. The set-up were operated at a normal temperature of 27oC and 29oC for Riverbed of FUTA and Apatapiti area of Akure respectively. The peak voltage was between 182.5V and 192.5V and current produced from the main set-up was between 0.3A to 0.53A for Futa river bed while for Apatapiti area of Akure the peak voltage and current were 192.5V and 0.3A respectively. Higher microbial population, current and voltage were observed to be generated in River bed of Futa than Apatapiti area. The difference in the voltage and current and the control set-up shows that anaerobic microorganisms are capable of producing electricity from microbial fuel cell under appropriate conditions.

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