In this study, we are interested in the effect of long time exposure of the microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to air on the electrochemical performance. Here, MFCs enriched using an effluent from a MFC operated for about eight months. After 30 days, the condition of these systems was reversed from aerobic to anaerobic and vice versa, and their effects were observed for 11 days. The results show that for anaerobic MFCs, power generation was reduced when the anodes were exposed to dissolved oxygen of 7.5 ppm. The long exposure of anodic biofilm to air led to poor electrochemical performance. The power generation recovered fully when air supply stopped entering the anode compartment with a reduction of internal resistance up to 53%. The study was able to show that mixed facultative microorganism able to strive through the aerobic condition for about a month at 7.5 ppm oxygen or less. The anaerobic condition was able to turn these microbes into exoelectrogen, producing considerable power in relative to their aerobic state.Keywords: microbial fuel cell, aerobic, oxygen exposure, wastewater
AbstrakDalam kajian ini, kami berminat untuk mengesan prestasi elektrokimia sel bahan api mikrob (MFC) terhadap pendedahan jangka masa panjang kepada udara. Di sini, MFC diperkaya menggunakan efluen daripada MFC yang telah beroperasi selama kira -kira lapan bulan. Selepas 30 hari, keadaan sistem ini telah diterbalikkan dari aerobik untuk anaerobik dan sebaliknya, dan kesannya diperhatikan selama 11 hari. Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa untuk MFC anaerobik, penjanaan kuasa telah berkurangan apabila anod terkena oksigen terlarut 7.5 ppm. Pendedahan jangka masa panjang biofilem anod kepada udara membawa kepada prestasi elektrokimia yang rendah. Penjanaan kuasa pulih sepenuhnya apabila bekalan udara berhenti memasuki ruangan anod dengan pengurangan rintangan sehingga 53 %. Kajian ini dapat menunjukkan bahawa mikroorganisma fakultatif campuran dapat hidup melalui keadaan aerobik selama sebulan pada 7.5 ppm oksigen atau kurang. Keadaan anaerobik mampu mengubah mikrob ini kepada eksoelektrogen, seterusnya menghasilkan kuasa yang tinggi berbanding dengan apabila berada di dalam keadaan aerobik.Kata kunci: sel bahan api mikrob, aerobik, pendedahan oksigen, air sisa