Electricity generation from defective tomatoes
| Autor: | Simeon Komisar, Namita Shrestha, Joseph Wilder, Venkataramana Gadhamshetty, Daniel Franco, Alex Fogg |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Bioelectric Energy Sources
animal diseases Biophysics 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Solanum lycopersicum Electric Impedance Electrochemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry reproductive and urinary physiology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Chemistry fungi Food Packaging food and beverages Diagnostic test Impedance spectrum Oxidation reduction General Medicine 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Pulp and paper industry 6. Clean water Electricity generation Solubility 0210 nano-technology Oxidation-Reduction |
| Zdroj: | Bioelectrochemistry (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 112 |
| ISSN: | 1878-562X |
| Popis: | The United States faces a significant burden in treating 0.61billionkg of defective tomatoes (culls) every year. We present a proof-of-concept for generating electricity from culled tomatoes in microbial-electrochemical systems (MESs). This study delineates impedance behavior of the culled tomatoes in MESs and compares its impedance spectra with that of soluble substrates (dextrose, acetate, and wastewater). A series of AC and DC diagnostic tests have revealed the superior performance of the culled tomatoes compared to the pure substrates. Cyclic voltammetry results have indicated the active role of indigenous, diffusible redox-active pigments in the culled tomatoes on overall electricity production. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy results have elucidated the role of peel and seed on the oxidation behavior of the culled tomatoes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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