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Algal "lagoon" effect for oxygenating MFC cathodes

Gajda, Iwona; Greenman, John; Melhuish, Chris; Ieropoulos, Ioannis

Authors

Iwona Serruys Iwona.Gajda@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Engineering Management

Chris Melhuish Chris.Melhuish@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Yannis Ieropoulos Ioannis2.Ieropoulos@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Bioenergy & Director of B-B



Contributors

Viviana Cigolotti
Editor

C Barchiesi
Editor

M Chianella
Editor

Abstract

Copyright © 2013 Delta Energy and Environment. This paper describes the active oxygenation performed by the photosynthetic organisms in the cathode of a two-chamber Microbial Fuel Cell system. The algal growth provided dissolved oxygen to the cathode oxygen reduction reaction in a sustainable manner through the recirculation of the catholyte connected to the photoreactors, which act as lagoons. Aiming towards self-sustainable applications, it has been demonstrated that catholyte recirculation can be facilitated by the MFC stack itself when a dc impeller pump was powered continuously for a short period of time by the electricity produced from these same 16 MFCs.

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 193-194
Book Title Proceedings of the 5th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference
ISBN 9788882862978
Keywords Biomass, Lagoon effect, Microbial fuel cell, Photosynthetic cathode
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6804526



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