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Performance of microbial fuel cell subjected to variation in pH, temperature, external load and subst

During field application, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) will be exposed to variations in operating parameters. Hence, the performance of MFC, exposed to variation in temperature, pH, external resistance and influent chemical oxygen demand (COD), was investigated in the terms of coulombic efficiency (CE) and COD removal...

Performance of membrane-less microbial fuel cell treating wastewater and effect of electrode distance

Performance of mediator-less and membrane-less microbial fuel cell (MLMFC) was evaluated to treat synthetic wastewater and actual sewage. The MLMFC gave COD and BOD removal efficiencies of 88% and 87%, respectively, and TKN removal was around 4550%. Biomass granulation was observed in the anode compartment of MLMFC. Ef...

Characteristics of sludge developed under different loading conditions during UASB reactor start-up a

Sludge characteristics available inside the reactor are of vital importance to maximize advantages of UASB reactor. The organic loading rate and sludge loading rate applied during start-up are among the important parameters to govern the sludge characteristics. Effects of these loading rates on the characteristics of t...

Rice mill wastewater treatment in microbial fuel cells fabricated using proton exchange membrane and

Performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), fabricated using an earthen pot (MFC-1) and a proton exchange membrane (MFC-2), was evaluated while treating rice mill wastewater at feed pH of 8.0, 7.0 and 6.0. A third MFC (MFC-3), fabricated using a proton exchange membrane (PEM), was operated as control without pH adjustm...

Performance of microbial fuel cell in response to change in sludge loading rate at different anodic f

Performance of two dual chambered mediator-less microbial fuel cells (MFCs) was evaluated at different sludge loading rate (SLR) and feed pH. Optimum performance in terms of organic matter removal and power production was obtained at the SLR of 0.75 kg COD kg VSS 1 d 1 . Maximum power density of 158 mW/m 2 and 600 mW/m...