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A Novel Design Portable Plugged-Type Soil Microbial Fuel Cell for Bioelectricity Generation
- Source :
- Energies, Vol 14, Iss 3, p 553 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- Soil microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) are a promising cost-effective power source for on-demand electricity generation applications. So far, reported SMFC configurations are usually bulky and hard to setup. In this study, a low-cost portable plugged-type SMFC (PSMFC) was designed and fabricated for on-demand micropower generation. The PSMFC can be activated just by plugging into natural wet soil, which is easy to access in the natural condition. The PSMFC uses carbon-based electrodes for cost-effectiveness. After setting the PSMFC into the soil to activate, it started to produce electricity after 1 h and reached the power density of 7.3 mW/m2 after 48 h. The proposed PSMFC can potentially generate electricity for remote sensors or soil sensing systems.
- Subjects :
- plug
paddy soil
bacteria
MFC
green energy
Technology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19961073
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Energies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.79326699ac48436da44bfca89c5d109b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/en14030553