Carbon neutral electricity production by Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 in a microbial fuel cell
| Autor: | Robert Kok, Darwin Lyew, Kartik Sameer Madiraju, Vijaya Raghavan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Environmental Engineering
Microbial fuel cell Light Bioelectric Energy Sources Bioengineering Biology Photosynthesis chemistry.chemical_compound Electricity Waste Management and Disposal Biophotovoltaic Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Synechocystis Environmental engineering General Medicine Carbon Dioxide biology.organism_classification Light intensity Electricity generation chemistry Carbon dioxide business |
| Zdroj: | Bioresource Technology. 110:214-218 |
| ISSN: | 0960-8524 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.065 |
| Popis: | The aim of this work was to illustrate the use of photosynthetic microbes in a microbial fuel cell to produce electricity without the requirement of an external carbon source. This research here describes the use of a cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803, to produce electricity without any net CO(2) production in a two-chambered MFC. Conditions for optimum electricity production were determined through standardizing operating parameters. A maximum power density of 6.7mWm(-3)(anode chamber volume) was achieved under high intensity lighting (10,000lux). Light intensity and wavelength directly affected electricity production, indicating the pivotal role played by photosynthesis. The maximum removal of CO(2) was 625mmolm(-3) over 20h under high intensity light. The results presented here will contribute to the understanding of how cyanobacteria can be exploited for the direct conversion of CO(2) to electric current. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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