Generation of Electricity by Microbial Fuel Cells using Industrial Effluent
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https://doi.org/10.26776/ijemm.06.01.2021.02Abstract
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a device that converts bio-chemical energy into electrical energy during substrate oxidation with the aid of microorganisms (bacteria). The energy contained in waste water is converted to the electrical power by the action of bacteria. The principle of MFC is to transfer electrons from the microorganisms to electron acceptor at a higher electrochemical potential. An experimental study was performed to find the most efficient industrial waste water that can produce highest and stable electrical power by the MFC and to determine the removal rate of pollutant from the waste water by the MFC. Two MFC, namely one PEM MFC and two PEM FMC, has been fabricated for this study. The three different waste water samples used were Dyeing Waste Water-1 (DWW-1), Dairy Industry Waste Water (DIWW) and Dyeing Waste Water-2 (DWW-2). The highest rate of voltage generation is achieved when the MFC was operated with DWW-1 (1.06 V), DIWW (0.95 V) and DWW-2(0.644 V), respectively. Based on the graph pattern the DWW-1 provided the best record in terms of electrical energy generation.
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