Small scale microbial fuel cells and different ways of reporting output

Ieropoulos, I. , Winfield, J. , Greenman, J. and Melhuish, C. (2010) Small scale microbial fuel cells and different ways of reporting output. ECS Transactions, 28 (9). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1938-5862

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1.3492221

Abstract

The present study, reports on the findings of connecting 2 stacks of 48 MFCs and the importance of maturity and acclimation for the anodic biofilms. Furthermore, an attempt is made to emphasize the importance of a universal unit for quantifying power output. Finally, this paper presents data from the smallest MFCs, specifically designed for wastewater treatment. The main aims of this study were to (1) configure a high number of small-scale MFCs (48) to run as a stack for a long period of time (2-years); (2)repeat this process with a new set of MFCs configured as a stack of equal dimensions (units) and compare individual as well as stack performances of both old and new MFC, through polarization experiments under identical conditions; (3) normalize and compare the recorded power output according to the plethora of methods reported in the literature; (4) design even smaller MFCs and investigate their performance.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	microbial fuel cells, wastewater treatment
Faculty/Department:	~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Environment and Technology > Bristol Robotics Laboratory
ID Code:	17058
Deposited By:	J. Winfield
Deposited On:	06 Aug 2012 08:44
Last Modified:	27 Dec 2012 23:14