MICROBIAL FUEL CELL Hisham Al Habshi DhofarUniversity

7/29/2019 MICROBIAL FUEL CELL Hisham Al Habshi DhofarUniversity

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MICROBIAL FUEL CELL


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DRAW ON THE POWER OF BACTERIA

GROWING RANGE OF FEED STOCKS

(SEWAGE, PIG MANURE, ETC)

GENERATING ELECTRICITY WITH LITTLE

OR NO EXTERNAL POWER INPUT

GLANCE & DEFINITION


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A MICROBIAL FUEL CELL (MFC)

OR BIOLOGICAL FUEL CELL IS A

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM

THAT DRIVES A CURRENT BY

MIMICKING BACTERIAL

INTERACTIONS FOUND IN

NATURE.


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A MICROBIAL FUEL CELL IS A

DEVICE THAT CONVERTS

CHEMICAL ENERGY TO

ELECTRICAL ENERGY BY THE

CATALYTIC REACTION OF

MICROORGANISMS


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MICROORGANISMS


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WASTEWATER TREATMENT


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DIRT POWER


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STROMATOLITES


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TYPES

MEDIATED FUEL CELLS (THIONIN & HUMIC A.)

MEDIATOR-LESS FUEL CELLS (SHEWANELLA)

MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL (CH4 & H2)

SOIL-BASED MICROBIAL FUEL CELL

PHOTOTROPHIC BIOFILM MICROBIAL FUEL CELL


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ANODE: GRAPHITE

CATHODE: PLATINIZED

GRAPHITE

ELECTROLYTE: PROTON EXCHANGE

MEMBRANE

FUEL: ORGANIC MATTER

GENERAL STRUCTURE


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PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION


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STRUCTURE&

PROCESS

OFSOIL-BASED

MICROBIAL

FUELCELL


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APPLICATIONS

POWER PRODUCTION

WATER TREATMENT

REMOTE POWER SUPPLIES

RESEARCH TOOLS

BIO SENSOR


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CATALYSTS ARE INEXPENSIVE

CATALYSTS ARE SELF-REPAIR

CATALYSTS ARE VERSATILE

ADVANTAGES


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LOW CURRENT DENSITY

DIFFICULT TO RUN AND MAINTAIN

SENSITIVE TO BREAKDOWN AND DECAY

DISADVANTAGES


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MICROBIAL FUEL CELL Hisham Al Habshi DhofarUniversity