Performance Analysis of Integrated Bio-Catalyst Microbial Fuel Cell with Different Asian
Weather Conditions

As the future energy generation, renewable energy as a cleaner energy is more targeted area of research. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) in hybrid energy sources, one can use wind, solar and MFC with its capability to use bio-catalytic and microorganisms to generate an electrical current. This research focuses on the impact of temperature on generation of energy for Maharashtra regions. The proposed framework presents the study about MFC bio-catalysts and its ability to produce electrical power. The proposed MFC model generates an optimum current by making use of bio-waste as the single electron donor. This paper presents impact of different weather temperatures on the power generation by proposed model.

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Addition of reduced graphene oxide to an activated-carbon cathode increases electrical power generation of a microbial fuel cell by enhancing cathodic performance

Electrochimica Acta ◽

10.1016/j.electacta.2018.12.024 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 297 ◽

pp. 613-622 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Bonyoung Koo ◽

Seung-Mok Lee ◽

Sang-Eun Oh ◽

Eun Jung Kim ◽

Yuhoon Hwang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Graphene Oxide ◽

Activated Carbon ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Electrical Power Generation ◽

Electrical Power ◽

Carbon Cathode ◽

Reduced Graphene

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Notice of Retraction: Electrical Power Generation with Himalayan Mud Soil using Microbial Fuel Cell

Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (IJEEI) ◽

10.11591/ijeei.v4i4.234 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Debajyoti Bose ◽

Amarnath Bose

Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Electrical Power Generation ◽

Electrical Power

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Impact of anodophilic biofilm bioelectroactivity on denitrification behavior of single-chamber air-cathode microbial fuel cell in steady state

10.22541/au.162963540.03994279/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Wenjuan Zhao ◽

YiZhao Gao ◽

Yongli Zhao ◽

Xiaoya Deng ◽

Jun Shao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Steady State ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

High Power ◽

Open Circuit ◽

Current Response ◽

Air Cathode ◽

Single Chamber ◽

The Impact

Generally, high bioelectroactivity of anodophilic biofilm favors high power generation of microbial fuel cell (MFC), however, it is not clear whether it can promote denitrification of MFC synchronously. In this study, the impact of anodophilic biofilms bioelectroactivity on denitrification behavior of single-chamber air-cathode MFC (SAMFC) in steady state was studied for the first time. Anodophilic biofilms of various bioelectroactivity were acclimated at conditions of open circuit (OC), Rext of 1000Ω and 20Ω (denoted as SAMFC-OC, SAMFC-1000Ω and SAMFC-20Ω, respectively) and run for 100 days in the presence of nitrate. Electrochemical tests and microbial analysis results showed that the anode of the SAMFC-20Ω delivered higher oxidation and denitrification current response and had a higher abundance of electroactive bacteria, like Geobacter, Pseudomonas and Comamonas, which possessed bidirectional electron transfer function, demonstrating a higher bioelectroactivity of the anodophilic biofilm. Moreover, these electroactive bacteria favored the accumulation of denitrifers, like Thauera and Alicycliphilus, probably by consuming trace oxygen through catalyzing oxygen reduction. The SAMFC-20Ω not only delivered a 61.7% higher power than the SAMFC-1000Ω, but also achieved a stable and high denitrification rate constant (kDN) of 1.9, which was 50% and 40% higher than that of the SAMFC-OC and SAMFC-1000Ω, respectively. It could be concluded that the high bioelectroactivity of the anodophilic biofilms not only favored high power generation of the SAMFC, but also promote the growth of denitrifers at the anodes and strengthened denitrification. This study provided an effective method and important theoretical basis for enhancing power generation and denitrification performance of the SAMFC synchronously.

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