Analysis and Performance Evaluation of Microbial Fuel Cells for Electricity Generation
| Autor: | J. O. Oyejide, S. Salisu, Ejiroghene Kelly Orhorhoro |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Microbial fuel cell Materials science business.industry 030106 microbiology Analytical chemistry 01 natural sciences Cathode Microbial fuel cells anode cathode power renewable energy electricity generation Renewable energy law.invention Anode 03 medical and health sciences Electricity generation law 010608 biotechnology Fuel cells business Voltage |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management; Vol 22, No 7 (2018); 1025-1029 |
| ISSN: | 1119-8362 |
| Popis: | This research work is focused on the analysis and performance evaluation of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) consisting of multiple one chamber connected in series and parallels for investigation of electricity generation. Using six units (i.e., unit A, unit B, unit C, unit D, unit E, unit F, unit G and unit H) stacked MFCs, the fuel cells were analyzed and evaluated for performance. The results obtained with a single unit microbial fuel cells show that, unit (A) produced an average power of 0.224mW, unit (B) an average power of 0.179mW, unit (C) an average power of 0.138mW, unit (D) an average power of 0.092mW, unit (E) an average power of 0.058mW, unit (F) an average power of 0.036mW, unit (G) an average power of 0.018mW, and unit (H) an average power of 0.005mW. It was observed that decrease in number of microbial fuel cells lead to a corresponding decrease in voltage and current generated, thus drop in power. Conversely, when the unit microbial fuel cells were connected together in series and parallel, improvement in power generation was recorded. An average power of 2.681mW and 2.572mW were obtained from series and parallel connection respectively. Keywords : Microbial fuel cells, anode, cathode, power, renewable energy, electricity generation |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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