Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell for Wastewater Treatment and Electricity Generation

Abstract

Renewable energy will have an important role as a resource of energy in the future. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a promising method to obtain electricity from organic matter andwastewater treatment simultaneously. In a pilot study, use of microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and electricity generation investigated. The bacteria of ruminant used as inoculums. Synthetic wastewater used at different organic loading rate. Hydraulic retention time was aneffective factor in removal of soluble COD and more than 49% removed. Optimized HRT to achieve the maximum removal efficiency and sustainable operation could be regarded 1.5 and 2.5 hours. Columbic efficiency (CE) affected by organic loading rate (OLR) and by increasing OLR, CE reduced from 71% to 8%. Maximum voltage was 700mV. Since the microbial fuel cell reactor considered as an anaerobic process, it may be an appropriate alternative for wastewater treatment

Bioelectricity Production from Various Feedstocks Using Pure Strain of Bacillus firmus

“…Electricity is a major commodity for industrialization, urbanization, economic growth and improvement of quality of life in society (Yavari et al 2013). The fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, the major source of electricity generation, are limited and world may be faced with serious shortage of energy in a near future.…”