Optimization of microbial fuel cell (MFC) operated with waste water as substrate

In the present study bioelectricity generation from waste water was evaluated in a double chambered microbial fuel cell (MFC). Waste water and potassium permanganate solution (0.3%) was loaded in the anodic and the cathodic chamber respectively. The performance of MFC was studied with two different...

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Published in2016 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT) pp. 4403 - 4406
Main Authors Madhavan, Ajith, Nandakumar, Vishnu, Shetty, K. Sindhu, Nair, Bipin
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.03.2016
Subjects
Aluminum
Anodes
Carbon
Cathodes
COD
cyclic voltametry
exoelectricigen
Fuel cells
Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC)
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM)
Substrates
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Summary:In the present study bioelectricity generation from waste water was evaluated in a double chambered microbial fuel cell (MFC). Waste water and potassium permanganate solution (0.3%) was loaded in the anodic and the cathodic chamber respectively. The performance of MFC was studied with two different electrodes (aluminum and carbon as anodes and copper as cathode). Current and voltage measurements were carried out using Keithley source meter (2420) and multimeter respectively. The Voltammetric analysis was done to study the anodic oxidation rate. The resistance of the system was found to be low (0.466 Ω for the aluminum anode and 0.673 Ω carbon anode) which were deduced from the power density curves. The system showed a COD removal of 77% over a period of a week ofk operation.
DOI:10.1109/ICEEOT.2016.7755551