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International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT)-IJASEAT |
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Issue |
Volume-6, Issue-3 ( Jul, 2018 ) | |||||||||
Paper Title |
Influence of Metal Deposition on the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cells Powered by Pure and Mixed Biocatalysts Cultures | |||||||||
Author Name |
Hend Omar Mohamed, Sawsan Abotalas, Kyung-Min Poo, Kyu-Jung Chae | |||||||||
Affilition |
Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 1 Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, South Korea Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab E | |||||||||
Pages |
82-86 | |||||||||
Abstract |
The anode performance of microbial fuel cell was enhanced with metal electrodeposition technique to increase its power generation. The modified anodes were investigated against pure and mixed cultures type of biocatalysts in air-cathode microbial fuel cells. The structural properties of the modified anodes were evaluated by SEM, XRD, and FE SEM.Enhanced performance was presented by the modified electrodes as compared to the unmodified electrodes using both cultures. However, mixed culture showed higher power outputs as compared to the pure culture. The maximum power density up to 170 mWm-2 was obtained using mixed culture which was almost 111% higher as compared to unmodified electrodes. The anode modification also assisted in dropping the electron transfer resistance and enhancing the coulombic efficiencies of the MFCs. Keywords - Microbial Fuel Cell; Anode Properties; Metal Electrodeposition; Microorganism Cultures | |||||||||
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