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Standardization of Microbial Fuel Cell for Generation of Electricity Through, Standardization of Electrodes Distance and by Assessing Different Concentration of Cattle Dung Slurry


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1 Department of forestry and Environmental Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.k.v.k., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2 AICRP on Sunflower, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
     

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Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are special types of bio fuel cells, producing electrical power by utilizing metabolic activities of microorganisms. An attempt was made to construct a MFC for generation of electricity through, standardization of electrodes distance, assessing different concentration of cattle dung slurry. The results of the experiment revealed that, in MFC the distance between electrodes do not have any role in voltage generation. The concentration in the ratio 1:1 of cattle dung slurry was found to be the best in terms of voltage generation as well as stability of power generated.

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Cattle Dung Slurry, Electricity, Electrodes Distance, Microbial Fuel Cell, Multimeter, Voltmeter
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Authors

Shivarajkumar M. Arikatti
Department of forestry and Environmental Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.k.v.k., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
M. Mahadeva Murthy
Department of forestry and Environmental Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.k.v.k., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
T. K. Nagarathna
AICRP on Sunflower, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are special types of bio fuel cells, producing electrical power by utilizing metabolic activities of microorganisms. An attempt was made to construct a MFC for generation of electricity through, standardization of electrodes distance, assessing different concentration of cattle dung slurry. The results of the experiment revealed that, in MFC the distance between electrodes do not have any role in voltage generation. The concentration in the ratio 1:1 of cattle dung slurry was found to be the best in terms of voltage generation as well as stability of power generated.

Keywords


Cattle Dung Slurry, Electricity, Electrodes Distance, Microbial Fuel Cell, Multimeter, Voltmeter

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