scholarly journals Sugar Industry Waste for Bioelectricity Generation

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Segundo Rojas Flores ◽  
Renny Nazario-Naveda ◽  
Santiago M. Betines ◽  
M. De La Cruz–Noriega ◽  
L. Cabanillas-Chirinos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Sugar Industry ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Logarithmic Phase ◽  
Peak Voltage ◽  
Industry Waste ◽  
Bioelectricity Generation

Microbial fuel cells are presented as the promise of technology to generate electricity by using organic waste. In this research, molasses waste from Laredo Agroindustrial Company was used as fuel, as well as graphite and zinc electrodes, managing to build low-cost cells. It was possible to generate voltage and current peaks of 0.389 ± 0.021 V and 1.179 ± 0.079 mA, respectively. The cells showed that acid pH levels and conductivity values were around 100 mS/cm during the period of the highest bioelectricity generation. The maximum power density was 3.76 ± 0.62 W/cm2 for a current density of 247.55 mA/cm2, showing a peak voltage of 0.459 ± 0.52 V. The yeasts showed a logarithmic phase up to day 25 reflecting an increase in cell growth. Microbial fuel cells are projected to be the most viable solution for organic waste and clean energy generation problems.

scholarly journals Application of a direct current circuit to pick up and to store bioelectricity produced by microbial fuel cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-35
Author(s):  
Daniel Gonzalo Arboleda Avilés ◽  
Oscar Fernando Núñez Barrionuevo ◽  
Omar Fernando Sánchez Olmedo ◽  
Billy Daniel Chinchin Piñan ◽  
Daniel Alexander Arboleda Briones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Direct Current ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Maximum Power Density ◽  
Biochemical Reactors

Every year the demand for energy worldwide is increasing. There are some alternatives to reduce these problems, such as clean energy or renewable energy. A particular alternative is the microbial fuel cells. These cells are biochemical reactors that convert chemical energy into electricity. The present research evaluated the dairy serum to produce bioelectricity from micro fuel cells (MFC) that were constructed with low-cost materials and with isolated bacteria in anaerobic sediments, located in Ecuadorian national territory, producing maximum voltages of 0.830 V in the circuit and a maximum power density of 30mW / m2. This low voltage was worked with 50 mL MFCs and with an output voltage of 300 mV. Under these conditions, a FLYBACK lift circuit isolated by the transformer was designed. This new circuit could increase the voltage from 30 mV to enough voltage to light a 2.5 V LED. Therefore, the energy produced by the MFC can be directly used to light a LED and to charge capacitors. This study shows that these MFCs, together with the designed circuit, could be used potentially to generate clean energy.

scholarly journals Bioelectricity production from tofu wastewater using microbial fuel cells with microalgae Spirulina sp as catholyte

2020 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 08007
Author(s):  
Wahyu Zuli Pratiwi ◽  
Hadiyanto Hadiyanto ◽  
Purwanto Purwanto ◽  
Muthi’ah Nur Fadlilah
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Salt Bridge ◽  
Cod Removal ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Made In

Microalgae-Microbial Fuel Cells (MMFCs) are very popular to be used to treat organic waste. MMFCs can function as an energy-producing wastewater pre-treatment system. Wastewater can provide an adequate supply of nutrients, support the large capacity of biofuel production, and can be integrated with existing wastewater treatment infrastructure. The reduced content of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) is one way to measure the efficiency of wastewater treatment. MMFCs reactors are made in the form of two chambers (anode and cathode) both of which are connected by a salt bridge. Tofu wastewater as an anode and Spirulina sp as a cathode. To improve MFCs performance which is to obtain maximum COD removal and electricity generation, nutrient NaHCO3 as the nutrient carbon source for Spirulina sp was varied. The system running phase on 12 days. The results were Spirulina sp treated with MFCs technology has better growth than non-MFCs. The MMFC generated a maximum power density of 21.728 mW/cm2 and achieved 57.37% COD removal. These results showed that the combined process was effective in treating tofu wastewater.

scholarly journals A Thin Layer of Activated Carbon Deposited on Polyurethane Cube Leads to New Conductive Bioanode for (Plant) Microbial Fuel Cell

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 574
Author(s):  
Emilius Sudirjo ◽  
Paola Y. Constantino Diaz ◽  
Matteo Cociancich ◽  
Rens Lisman ◽  
Christian Snik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Field Test ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Polyurethane Foams ◽  
Electrochemically Active

Large-scale implementation of (plant) microbial fuel cells is greatly limited by high electrode costs. In this work, the potential of exploiting electrochemically active self-assembled biofilms in fabricating three-dimensional bioelectrodes for (plant) microbial fuel cells with minimum use of electrode materials was studied. Three-dimensional robust bioanodes were successfully developed with inexpensive polyurethane foams (PU) and activated carbon (AC). The PU/AC electrode bases were fabricated via a water-based sorption of AC particles on the surface of the PU cubes. The electrical current was enhanced by growth of bacteria on the PU/AC bioanode while sole current collectors produced minor current. Growth and electrochemical activity of the biofilm were shown with SEM imaging and DNA sequencing of the microbial community. The electric conductivity of the PU/AC electrode enhanced over time during bioanode development. The maximum current and power density of an acetate fed MFC reached 3 mA·m−2 projected surface area of anode compartment and 22 mW·m−3 anode compartment. The field test of the Plant-MFC reached a maximum performance of 0.9 mW·m−2 plant growth area (PGA) at a current density of 5.6 mA·m−2 PGA. A paddy field test showed that the PU/AC electrode was suitable as an anode material in combination with a graphite felt cathode. Finally, this study offers insights on the role of electrochemically active biofilms as natural enhancers of the conductivity of electrodes and as transformers of inert low-cost electrode materials into living electron acceptors.

Cobalt‐based Catalysts Modified Cathode for Enhancing Bioelectricity Generation and Wastewater Treatment in Air‐breathing Cathode Microbial Fuel Cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 1465-1476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Li ◽  
Kengqiang Zhong ◽  
Liqiu Zhang ◽  
Shengdan Wang ◽  
Hongguo Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Air Breathing ◽  
Bioelectricity Generation

scholarly journals Positive effects of concomitant heavy metals and their reduzates on hexavalent chromium removal in microbial fuel cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (26) ◽  
pp. 15107-15115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiayuan Wu ◽  
Chunrui Li ◽  
Zuopeng Lv ◽  
Xiaowei Zhou ◽  
Zixuan Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Hexavalent Chromium ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Chromium Removal ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Bioelectricity Generation ◽  
Co Reduction

The cooperative cathode modification by BioAu from Au(iii) and in situ Cu(ii) co-reduction enhanced Cr(vi) removal and bioelectricity generation in MFCs.

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