A method for assessing the performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is the polarisation sweep where different external resistances are applied at set intervals (sample rates). The resulting power curves often exhibit an overshoot where both power and current decrease concomitantly. To investigate these phenomena, small-scale (1 mL volume) MFCs operated in continuous flow were subjected to pol...

Su Chuen Chew,a,b Binu Kundukad,d Thomas Seviour,b Johan R. C. van der Maarel,d,e Liang Yang,b,c Scott A. Rice,b,c,f Patrick Doyle,d,g Staffan Kjellebergb,c,f Interdisciplinary Graduate School,a Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering,b and School of Biological Sciences,c Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; BioSystems and Micromechanics IRG, Singapore-MIT Alliance f...

concurrent renewable energy production and wastewater treatment are two main reasons for using microbial fuel cells (mfcs). in this study, real wastewater was used for treating and power generation by air cathode microbial desalination cells (acmfc). the total duration of voltage generation by acmfc was about 151.9 ±23.2 h. the maximum voltage produced from municipal wastewater treatment was 27...

Concurrent renewable energy production and wastewater treatment are two main reasons for using microbial fuel cells (MFCs). In this study, real wastewater was used for treating and power generation by air cathode microbial desalination cells (ACMFC). The total duration of voltage generation by ACMFC was about 151.9 ±23.2 h. The maximum voltage produced from municipal wastewater treatment was 27...

Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are a promising technology for sustainable production of alternative energy and waste treatment. A microbial fuel cell transformation chemical energy in the chemical bonds in organic compounds to electrical energy through catalytic reactions of microorganisms under anaerobic conditions. It has been known for many years that it is possible to generate electricity direc...

1.0 Problem Statement The disposal of municipal solid wastes is one of the most serious problems facing Waste generation is on the increasing trend due to exponentially renders waste management as a significant problem. The solid waste generation (lb/capita/day) has been on increasing trend since 1980, with the curr New York State alone generates 8.4 million tons of municipal solid waste per ye...

Fuel cell basics: types http://www.fuelcells.org/basics/types.html This page provides an overview of the types of fuel cells currently in use. Microbial fuel cells are one of the many types surveyed here. Fuel cells publications http://www.microbialfuelcell.org/www/index.php/ component/option,com_jombib/Itemid,36/ This page provides an up-to-date list of peerreviewed scientific papers pertainin...