Wastewater Treatment and Generation of Bioelectricity using Microbial fuel cell

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Abstract: Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) is a technology fed with microorganisms that mediate the conversion of chemical energy present in organic matter into electrical energy. MFC technology offers the potential to treat wastewater and generate power at the same time. In this research MFC was utilized to treat wastewater and generate bioelectricity. The wastewater sample was obtained from Dutse urban, Nigeria. MFC was run in fed batch mode for three cycles. Wastewater was treated by calculating the percentage removal of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). Voltage was measured using digital multimeter. Power and current density were calculated using ohms law. During wastewater analysis the MFC shows a reduction in COD by 82 % (Initial 680 ± 5 mg/L and final 120 ± 2 mg/L ). The highest voltage in first, second and third cycles were 178 mV, 196 mV and 183 mV respectively, Power density was 18.26 mW/m2 and current density was 97 mA/m2.. The result obtained in this study can contribute to improve understanding on wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation using MFC. Keywords: Wastewater, Microbial fuel cell, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Treatment, Bioelectricity. Title: Wastewater Treatment and Generation of Bioelectricity using Microbial fuel cell Author: Aisha Salisu Buhari, Ibrahim Abubakar, Nuhu Danladi Zandam International Journal of Recent Research in Life Sciences (IJRRLS) ISSN 2349-7823 Vol. 11, Issue 3, July 2024 - September 2024 Page No: 7-11 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 30-September-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13862338 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/Wastewater%20Treatment%20and%20Generation-30092024-6.pdf