标题：Comparative Analysis of Carbon Cloth and Aluminum Electrodes Using Agar Salt-Bridge Based Microbial Fuel Cell for Bioelectricity Generation from Effluent Derived Wastewater
摘要：Renewable and clean forms of energy are one of society’s most crucial needs. In the meantime, two billion individuals on the planet lack satisfactory sanitation and the monetary intends to breathe cost of it. In this work, we have attempted to address both of these human needs. Every year huge amount of expenses are carried out by industries to incorporate chemicals and electricity consumption for running water plants. Given the wealth disparity in India, present work explores a microbial fuel cell for production of bioelectricity. It contains two chambers, which are connected with a salt bridge (Hshaped) structure. At the same time, it brings down the BOD and COD level of the wastewater and decrease the toxicity. These devices use bacteria as the catalyst to oxidize the organic and inorganic matter and generate electricity. Electrons are produced by the bacteria and transferred to the anode (negative terminal) and flow to the cathode (positive terminal) with the help of conducting appendages. Two setups have been tried to check the different possible results with carbon cloth and aluminum mesh as electrodes. Carbon cloth arrangement shows peak open circuit voltage recorded as 540 mV and Al mesh shows peak open circuit voltage recorded as 400 mV. Carbon cloth gives consistent generation of electricity, whereas aluminum mesh gives some fluctuations in electricity generation. Hshaped systems are shown to be acceptable for the basic parameters of research, such as examining power production using new materials.
关键词：Microbial fuel cell (MFC);Bioelectricity;Agar salt bridge;Wastewater;Carbon cloth electrode;Aluminum electrode
