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Let there be light!!
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MICROBIAL FUEL CELL
Waste water treament and electricity generation
DEFINITION: WHAT IS A MICROBIAL FUEL CELL??
Battery
Conversion of chemical energy into
Electrical energy
Use microorganisms as a catalyst
The microorganisms that have the ability to produce electricity are called :
Cellular respiration
Final e- acceptor: electrodes in a cell rather than nitrates
sulphates iron and oxygen.
electrogenics
MICROELECTRICITY
Electrolytic cell
WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
Cellular respiration b.Cellular respiration
3 main components
How does it work?
• Bacteria form a community on anode called BIOFILM.• Biofilm produce a matrix that stick to the anode.• Sticky matrix consists of extracellular proteins, sugars, and bacterial cells. tiny conductive nanowires that may help facilitate electron conduction.
ISSUE:HOW TO STICK BACTERIA TO ANODE?
A N O D E and c a t h o d e
conductive
Chemically stable
biocompatible
Non corrosive
Stainless steel mesh
Graphite plates
Glassy carbons
platinum
TYPES OF MFC
1. ANY MICROBE CAN PRODUCE ELECTRICITY WITH AN ELECTRON SHUTTLE
(INEFFICIENT)2.MEDIATORS ARE MOSTLY PHENOLICS
WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE & TOXIC
1.NO ADDITIONAL ELECTRON SHUTTLE IS NEEDED
2.FEW KNOWN MICROBES HAVE THIS ABILITY
3.SHEWANELLA AND IRON REDUCERS DO!
• Geobacteraceae,• Desulfuromonas,• Alcaligenes faecalis, • Enterococcus faecium, • Pseudomonas aeruginosa,• Bacteroides and• Aeromonas species were detected
in the before-mentioned studies• Azoarcus and Azospirillum)
ISSUE:WHICH MICROORGANISM TO BE USED?
APPLICATIONS AND USES
• scale up
• scale down
mfc
Waste disposal
Water treatment
biosensors
teaching
Medical devices
Remote power supplies
ADVANTAGES• LOW COST LOW MAINTENANCE
ZERO POLLUTION SUSTAINABLE
POWER
• VASTLY AVAILABLE USE WIDE RANGE OF
fuels
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
• We don’t spend a lot of time pondering wastewater treament unless we absolutely have to!!
• 2 billion people are without access to adequate sanitation or safe drinking water.
• These challenges demand for innovative solution
• This is where microbial fuel cell comes in…
Various mfc designs in use• The designs can be divided in two types: • 1) Research type MFCs:
Continuous mfc
• Scale up is still a big challenge
• High cost of cation exchange membranes
• Potential for biofouling
• High internal resistance the power generation and limit the practical applications of mfc’c
NEGATIVE SIDE OF THE PICTURE
CONCLUSION• With the world’s attention focused on
global warming and depleting Natural
resources, demand for green energy
booming!!• Mfc is an excellent source of bioenergy,that is
energy from micro organisms.• It is a promising solution for energy crisis because it
is cheaper, cleaner and sustainable and can use variety of substrate/waste as a fuel
• Since It is a novel technology,it still needs a lot of working and recognition to be applied on large scale all over the world.