Ceramic MFCs with internal cathode producing sufficient power for practical applications
Ceramic MFCs with internal cathode producing sufficient power for practical applications
This communication reports on the potential of using MFCs for powering real world applications, whereby three interconnected MFCs directly energise an external DC motor, and a single MFC recharges a mobile phone, via energy harvesting. The work is aiming to evaluate MFC performance based on low-cost, catalyst-free conditions, with an internal cathode to operate practical applications. It presents the case for simple and easy-to-operate ceramic-based designs as a viable approach to larger-scale implementation in real-world conditions such as wastewater treatment plants. MFCs hold great promise for sustainable wastewater treatment since they are the only technology that directly generates electricity from the break-down of waste.
Microbial fuel cell (MFC), Off the grid energy, Wastewater treatment, Activated carbon, Internal cathode, Synthesised catholye
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Gajda, Iwona
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Stinchcombe, Andrew
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Greenman, John
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Melhuish, Chris
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Ieropoulos, Ioannis
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9 November 2015
Gajda, Iwona
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Stinchcombe, Andrew
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Greenman, John
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Melhuish, Chris
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Ieropoulos, Ioannis
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Gajda, Iwona, Stinchcombe, Andrew, Greenman, John, Melhuish, Chris and Ieropoulos, Ioannis
(2015)
Ceramic MFCs with internal cathode producing sufficient power for practical applications.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (42), .
(doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.06.039).
Abstract
This communication reports on the potential of using MFCs for powering real world applications, whereby three interconnected MFCs directly energise an external DC motor, and a single MFC recharges a mobile phone, via energy harvesting. The work is aiming to evaluate MFC performance based on low-cost, catalyst-free conditions, with an internal cathode to operate practical applications. It presents the case for simple and easy-to-operate ceramic-based designs as a viable approach to larger-scale implementation in real-world conditions such as wastewater treatment plants. MFCs hold great promise for sustainable wastewater treatment since they are the only technology that directly generates electricity from the break-down of waste.
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Accepted/In Press date: 9 June 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 7 July 2015
Published date: 9 November 2015
Keywords:
Microbial fuel cell (MFC), Off the grid energy, Wastewater treatment, Activated carbon, Internal cathode, Synthesised catholye
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Local EPrints ID: 454504
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/454504
ISSN: 0360-3199
PURE UUID: 07009278-c105-4bb2-afb1-59a65880838b
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Chris Melhuish
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