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Novel microbial fuel cell design to operate with different wastewaters simultaneously.

Authors :
Mathuriya, Abhilasha Singh
Source :
Journal of Environmental Sciences (Elsevier). Apr2016, Vol. 42, p105-111. 7p.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

A novel single cathode chamber and multiple anode chamber microbial fuel cell design (MAC-MFC) was developed by incorporating multiple anode chambers into a single unit and its performance was checked. During 60 days of operation, performance of MAC-MFC was assessed and compared with standard single anode/cathode chamber microbial fuel cell (SC-MFC). The tests showed that MAC-MFC generated stable and higher power outputs compared with SC-MFC and each anode chamber contributed efficiently. Further, MAC-MFCs were incorporated with different wastewaters in different anode chambers and their behavior in MFC performance was observed. MAC-MFC efficiently treated multiple wastewaters simultaneously at low cost and small space, which claims its candidature for future possible scale-up applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10010742
Volume :
42
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Environmental Sciences (Elsevier)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
114627312
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2015.06.014