scholarly journals Sustainable Energy from Dairy Farm Waste Using A Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC)

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
XiaoNan Zhang ◽  
Laura Porcu ◽  
John M. Andresen
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Farm Waste

scholarly journals Electricity Generation from Dairy Farm Wastes in a Dual-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell using Aluminium Electrodes

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 3345-3449
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Cattle Manure ◽  
Cow Urine ◽  
Stabilization Period

Microbial fuel cells play a key role in generating wealth out of waste as they serve the binary purpose of electricity production along with waste treatment. A variety of organic substances can be used as substrates in microbial fuel cells. In this work, three substrates naturally obtained as dairy farm waste, viz. cattle manure, yogurt waste, and cow urine along with their various combinations were tested for power generation in a microbial fuel cell. All three substrates are a promising source of electrogenic bacteria. The potential use of aluminium as electrode material for electricity generation in microbial fuel cell was also investigated. The output circuit voltage was recorded at regular time intervals over a period of around 15-25 days. Maximum output voltage of 1.170 V was recorded for cattle manure as substrate on graphite electrode with a stabilization period of 16 days. The combination of cattle manure and yogurt waste on aluminium electrode gave peak output voltage of 1.122 V with a stabilization period of 10 days. The addition of cow urine did not show any significant increase in the output.

scholarly journals Bioelectricity Production through Microbial Fuel Cell: Sustainable Energy Source

2020 ◽  
Vol 06 (09) ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
Kumar Gaurav
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Cathode Materials ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Materials Used

Current world is facing the twin crisis of energy security due to depletion of non renewable energy sources and climate change caused by green house effect. This has led the researchers to think for various alternatives for sustainable energy production. Fuel cell technology has emerged as one of the potential options for generating clean and efficient energy. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a device for the conversion of chemical energy stored in organic compounds into electrical energy with the help of different microorganisms. For practical application of MFC, the main factors that are considered are efficiency and low costs. Efficiency of MFC is dependent on the effectiveness of the anode and cathode materials used in the fuel cell. In this review paper, various developments in electrode materials for microbial fuel cells (MFC) are discussed. Various modifications of anode and cathode materials for enhancement of power generation and simultaneous waste water treatment are also explored.

scholarly journals Production of Sustainable Energy by Carbon Nanotube/Platinum Catalyst in Microbial Fuel Cell

Procedia CIRP ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 473-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elnaz Halakoo ◽  
Alireza Khademi ◽  
Mostafa Ghasemi ◽  
Noordin Mohd Yusof ◽  
Rasoul Jamshidi Gohari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Platinum Catalyst ◽  
Sustainable Energy
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