A pilot-scale study on utilizing multi-anode/cathode microbial fuel cells (MAC MFCs) to enhance the power production in wastewater treatment

A new type of microbial fuel cell (MFC), multi-anode/cathode MFC (termed as MAC MFC) containing 12 anodes/cathodes were developed to harvest electric power treating domestic wastewater. The power density of MAC MFCs increased from 300 to 380 mW/m 2 at the range of the organic loading rates (0.19–0.6...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of hydrogen energy 2011, Vol.36 (1), p.876-884
Hauptverfasser: Jiang, Daqian, Curtis, Michael, Troop, Elizabeth, Scheible, Karl, McGrath, Joy, Hu, Boxun, Suib, Steve, Raymond, Dustin, Li, Baikun
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Zusammenfassung:A new type of microbial fuel cell (MFC), multi-anode/cathode MFC (termed as MAC MFC) containing 12 anodes/cathodes were developed to harvest electric power treating domestic wastewater. The power density of MAC MFCs increased from 300 to 380 mW/m 2 at the range of the organic loading rates (0.19–0.66 kg/m 3/day). MAC MFCs achieved 80% of contaminant removal at the hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 20 h but the contaminant removal deceased to 66% at the HRT of 5 h. In addition, metal-doped manganese dioxide (MnO 2) cathodes were developed to replace the costly platinum cathodes, and exhibited high power density. Cu–MnO 2 cathodes produced 465 mW/m 2 and Co–MnO 2 cathodes produced 500 mW/m 2. Due to the cathode fouling of the precipitation of calcium and sodium, a decrease in the power density (from 400 to 150 mW/m 2) and an increase in internal resistance (R in) (from 175 to 225 Ω) were observed in MAC MFCs.
ISSN:0360-3199
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DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.08.074