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20931187

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
As the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology is getting nearer to practical applications such as wastewater treatment, it is crucial to consider the different aspects that will make this technology viable in the future. In this paper, we provide information about the specifications of an energy self-sufficient MFC system as a basis to extrapolate on the potential benefits and limits of a future MFC-based wastewater treatment plant. We particularly emphasize on the importance of two crucial parameters that characterize an MFC: its electromotive force (E (emf)) and its internal resistance (R (int)). A numerical projection using state-of-art values (E (emf)?=?0.8 V and R (int)?=?5 ?) emphasized on the difficulty at this moment to reach self-sufficiency using a reasonable number of MFCs at the laboratory scale. We found that a realistic number of MFCs to provide enough voltage (=5 V) at a sufficient current (=0.8 A) to power a pump requiring 4 W would be of 13 MFCs in series and 10 stacks of MFCs in parallel, resulting in a total number of 130 MFCs. That would result in a treatment capacity of 144 L of domestic wastewater (0.5 g-COD L(-1)) per day. The total MFC system would be characterized by an internal resistance of 6.5 ?.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1432-0614
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
89
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
259-70
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Microbial fuel cells for energy self-sufficient domestic wastewater treatment-a review and discussion from energetic consideration.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Dr. 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies