Ceramic MFCs with internal cathode producing sufficient power for practical applications
| Autor: | Andrew Stinchcombe, Ioannis Ieropoulos, Iwona Gajda, John Greenman, Chris Melhuish |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Computer science Energy Engineering and Power Technology Condensed Matter Physics DC motor Cathode law.invention Power (physics) Fuel Technology law visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Ceramic Electricity Process engineering business Energy harvesting |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 40:14627-14631 |
| ISSN: | 0360-3199 |
| Popis: | This communication reports on the potential of using MFCs for powering real world applications, whereby three interconnected MFCs directly energise an external DC motor, and a single MFC recharges a mobile phone, via energy harvesting. The work is aiming to evaluate MFC performance based on low-cost, catalyst-free conditions, with an internal cathode to operate practical applications. It presents the case for simple and easy-to-operate ceramic-based designs as a viable approach to larger-scale implementation in real-world conditions such as wastewater treatment plants. MFCs hold great promise for sustainable wastewater treatment since they are the only technology that directly generates electricity from the break-down of waste. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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