Sustainable power generation from sewage and energy recovery from wastewater with variable resistance using microbial fuel cell
| Autor: | Himanshi Dhawan, M. Gopinath, Vaibhaw Kandpal, Debajyoti Bose, Parthasarthy Vijay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Biochemical oxygen demand
Microbial fuel cell Bioelectric Energy Sources Sewage Bioengineering 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Wastewater 01 natural sciences Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Biochemistry Water Purification Electricity Water pollution Electrodes 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Energy recovery Bacteria business.industry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Pulp and paper industry Electricity generation Energy Transfer Biofilms Environmental science Water treatment 0210 nano-technology business Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Enzyme and microbial technology. 118 |
| ISSN: | 1879-0909 |
| Popis: | Wastewater from sewage sources contribute significantly to water pollution from domestic waste; one way to recover energy from these sources while at the same time, treating the water is possible using Microbial Fuel Cell. In this work, a two chambered microbial fuel cell was designed and fabricated with carbon cloth electrodes and Nafion-117 membrane, having Platinum as the catalyst. Wastewater from an organic load of 820 ± 30 mg/l reduced to around 170 mg/l, with the change in pH from 7.65 ± 0.6 to 7. 31 ± 0.5; over the time of operation the biochemical oxygen demand from an initial 290 ± 30 mg/l reduced to 175 ± 10 mg/l. Open circuit voltage was achieved mostly between 750–850 mV, with inoculated sludge produced a peak open circuit voltage of 1.45 V between fed-batch cycles. For characterization of power generated, polarization curves are evaluated with varying resistance to examine system stability with varying resistance. The current density and power density are reported to peak at 0.54 mA/m2 and 810 ± 10 mW/m2 respectively. The development of stable biofilms on the anode contributes to the power generation and was evaluated using microscopic analysis, this shows bacteria present in wastewater are electroactive microbial species which can donate electron to an electrode using conductive appendages or nanowires, while consuming the organic matter present in the wastewater. Such systems employ microbial metabolism for water treatment and generate electricity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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