Smart miniature microbial fuel cell design for increased electricity generation and waste water treatment

Papaharalabos, George; Greenman, John; Melhuish, Chris; Ieropoulos, Ioannis

Abstract

Copyright © 2013 Delta Energy and Environment. Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are a green sustainable energy with minimal carbon footprint, suitable for wastewater remediation and generation of useful amounts of electricity. This study focuses on the architecture and rapid prototyping materials used for building MFCs that are likely to affect the overall performance. Three MFC versions of the same design were made out of three different polymers and compared with a different MFC design under different electrical configurations in terms of power production and COD reduction. Power densities of individual units, connected in parallel and in series configuration reached up to 2.1 mA/m2, 4.9 mA/m2 and 9.5 mA/m2 respectively.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: EFC 2013 - Proceedings of the 5th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference
• Start Date: Dec 11, 2013
• End Date: Dec 13, 2013
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2013
• Deposit Date: Nov 20, 2020
• Pages: 243-244
• Book Title: Proceedings of the 5th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference
• ISBN: 9788882862978
• Keywords: COD reduction & Energy harvesting, Small size microbial fuel cells, Stacking of MFCs, Twist n' play MFC design
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6804521