Fabrication and Study of Power- Output of MultiChamber Microbial Fuel Cells (Mfcs) With Clay as Ion Exchange Partition

Abstract

The main challenges in the construction of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are the identification of materials, designs, and architectures that may maximize power generation efficiency and fabrication cost. In view of these facts, an attempt was made to design and fabricate Multi -Chamber MFCs of different configuration using locally available Mfensi clay as ionexchange partitions. The performance of each micro-cell, combined effect of the total system as one cell, and the overall performance were studied. The volume of each chamber of these cells was approximately 130 cm 3 . It was found that the wastewater of chemical oxygen demand (COD) that was 6340 gm/L used in the MFCs yielded a maximum open circuit voltage (OCV) of 1421 ± 30 mV. The peak power density of 33.30 mW/cm 2 (0.037 mA/cm 2 ) at 1000 Ω was normalized to the anode surface area.

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“…Scientific literature widely agrees that there is a general lack of clarity and professional research into the effectiveness of various variables of the construction MFC is necessary to determine the most efficient design and use of microbes as should be carried out by other researchers 17,18,19,20 . Various forms of bioenergy are the future resource for ever increasing sustainable energy demands 21,22 . Further details investigation on MFC is likely to strengthen this approach.…”