Microbial fuel cell (MFC) for bioelectricity generation from organic wastes

Moqsud, M. Azizul; Omine, Kiyoshi; Yasufuku, Noriyuki; Hyodo, Masayuki; Nakata, Yoshihiro

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2013.07.026

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“…Moqsud, Omine and Yasufuku (2012) [6] and Moqsud et al (2013) [7] investigated some previous studied for MFC use the available substrates from renewable sources and convert them into harmless by-products with the simultaneous production of electricity. [26] considered the production of electricity or biofuels using innovative technologies and renewable sources is a global priority in terms of energy strategies.…”

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The Effectiveness of Animal Dungs and Leaf Mold for Bioelectricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cell with Soils

Gazali¹,

Moqsud²

2017

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A resource recovery from waste material is an important topic. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is getting interest nowadays due to its superiority to generate electricity from a wide range of substrates by utilizing organic wastes. This study was aimed to investigate the potential electricity generation by utilizing animal dung and leaf mold as a very prospective substrate for bioelectricity generation using MFC. MFC as a direct current source (DC), in this experiment we focus to prove the potential difference (voltage) generated by the material. The best result is 10980 ± 11.32 mV/m 2 for a mixed sample of Test V (leaf mold and soil), while for the pure samples showed at 10880 ± 4.784 mV/m 2 for Test IV (chicken dropping). The advancements in this environmentally friendly study have expanded that cow dung, chicken droppings and leaf mold as a variety of organic wastes which contains large amounts of nutrients and various other minerals, as a microbial fuel cell proved to generate sustainable green and safe electricity moreover as an efficient, eco-friendly solution for organic waste management.

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The Effectiveness of Animal Dungs and Leaf Mold for Bioelectricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cell with Soils

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Moqsud²

2017

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“…Anaerobic digestion of substrate by the micro-organisms is essential for the production of the electrons occurring due to their metabolism. The above reactions indicate the metabolic reactions carried out by the microbes firstly in the absence of oxygen (1) and then in the presence of oxygen (2) (Moqsud et al 2013). …”

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Microbial fuel cells in bioelectricity production

Tharali

Sain

Osborne

2016

Frontiers in Life Science

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Bioelectricity production involves generation of electricity by anaerobic digestion of organic substrates by microbes. A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a device that converts chemical energy released as a result of oxidation of complex organic carbon sources which are utilized as substrates by microorganisms to produce electrical energy thereby proving to be an efficient means of sustainable energy production. The electrons released due to the microbial metabolism are captured to maintain a constant power density, without an effective carbon emission in the ecosystem. The various parameters involved in MFC technology toward power generation include maximum power density, coulombic efficiencies and sometimes chemical oxygen demand removal rate which evaluates the effectiveness of the device. Application of microbes toward bioremediation at the same time resulting in generation of electricity makes MFC technology a highly advantageous proposition which can be applied in various sectors of industrial, municipal and agricultural Waste Management. Although the efficiency of MFCs in power generation initially was low, recent modifications in the design, components and working have enhanced the power output to a significant level thereby enabling application of MFCs in various fields including wastewater treatment, biosensors and bioremediation. The following review provides an outline about the components involved, working, modifications and applications of MFC technology for various research and industrial objectives. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Microorganisms are self-regenerating systems that can oxidize substrates such as glucose, sucrose, alcohols, grape juice, or wastewaters from different origins as starch, beer brewery, chocolate industry, food processing and sewage sludge wastes from food industry (Allen and Bennetto, 1993;Behera et al 2010;Herrero-Hernandez, Smith and Akid, 2013;Moqsud et al 2013). The electrons resulting from these microorganism metabolisms are generally transferred to a high potential electron acceptor such as dissolved oxygen in the medium whereas in MFCs, electrons are transferred to an anode and if the electrons are led to the cathode through an external circuit, a voltage drop and an electrical current are produced (Li et al 2014;Hernández-Fernández et al 2015).…”

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Bioelectricity Production from Various Feedstocks Using Pure Strain of Bacillus firmus

Singh

Pandey

Dwivedi

2016

Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev.

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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are bio-electrochemical devices that exploit microorganisms for producing electricity from a variety of materials, including complex organic waste and renewable biomass. In this study, the heterotrophic microbe, Bacillus firmus was used as the active bacterial component with synthetic waste waters for bio-electricity production. Three identical mediatorless and membraneless single chambered microbial fuel cells (MFCs) without catalyst was fabricated with different carbon source and operated in batch mode. The performance of these MFCs with glucose, hydrolyzed potato peel and hydrolyzed cyanobacterial biomass substrates were comparatively evaluated. Among these substrates hydrolyzed cyanobacterial biomass was found to be the favorable substrate for electricity production whereas potato peel was unable to construct a well-established MFC. The maximum power density of 16.46mW/m2 at 62.48mA/m2 was achieved using cyanobacterial mass as the substrate. A current density of 53.47mA/m2 appeared to characterize the maximum power produced from a polarization test was 5.85mW/m2 for glucose substrate. Article History: Received February 25th 2016; Received in revised form April 18th 2016; Accepted May 19th 2016; Available onlineHow to Cite This Article: Singh, S., Pandey, A. and Dwivedi, C.K. (2016) Bioelectricity Production from Various Feedstocks Using Pure Strain of Bacillus firmus. Int. Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 5(2), 119-127.http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/ijred.5.2.119-127

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Microbial fuel cell (MFC) for bioelectricity generation from organic wastes

Cited by 100 publications

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The Effectiveness of Animal Dungs and Leaf Mold for Bioelectricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cell with Soils

The Effectiveness of Animal Dungs and Leaf Mold for Bioelectricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cell with Soils

Microbial fuel cells in bioelectricity production

Bioelectricity Production from Various Feedstocks Using Pure Strain of Bacillus firmus

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