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Bioelectricity production and waste water treatment using air cathode microbial fuel cell

Blagovesta Midyurova

Year: 2019 Journal:   2019 16th Conference on Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems (ELMA)

Abstract

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are bio-catalyzed electrochemical systems whose function is to convert chemical energy from waste waters to electrical energy. In this study, the electrochemical performance of air cathode and power generation in MFCs is investigated. The operational stability of the MFC with anode of carbon brush and air cathode carbon cloth (CC)/polyaniline (PANI) was studied on the basis of measuring the voltage and monitoring the organic carbon content in the medium. The maximum voltage of the cell equipped with electrodeposited PANI air cathode was 65mV and the reduction of the organic matter approached 56%. The electrodeposited PANI cathode showed a higher catalytic activity for oxygen reduction reactions.

Keywords:
Microbial fuel cell Waste management Production (economics) Cathode Environmental science Fuel cells Process engineering Chemistry Engineering Chemical engineering Anode Electrical engineering Electrode

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Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
Physical Sciences →  Environmental Science →  Environmental Engineering
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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