Sulfide as an alternative electron donor to glucose for power generation in mediator-less microbial fuel cell
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  • Author:
    Sakine Fatemi, Ali A. Ghoreyshi, Mostafa Rahimnejad, Ghasem Najafpour Darzi, Deepak Pant
  • Abstract:

    The objective of this study was to investigate the power generation in a dual-chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC). 

    As one of the effective parameters, glucose concentration was studied in the range of 100–1000 mg/L. At the optimum concentration of 500 mg/L of glucose, maximum power generation was 186 mW/m2. As an alternative, sulfide was used as an electron donor and maximum power output was 401 mW/m2 at the concentration of 100 mg/L; which was more than twice of power produced using glucose. 

    Moreover, sulfide removal efficiencies of 70%, 66%, 60%, and 64% were obtained when initial sulfide concentrations of 10, 20, 80, and 100 mg/L were used, respectively.

  • Journal:
    Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
  • Publisher:
    Taylor & Francis
  • Volume (Issue):
    52 (12)
  • Page:
    1150-1157
  • Sector:
    Bioenergy and Biofuel   
  • Publication Type:
    Research Article
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