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Enhanced Energy Recovery from Anaerobically Digested Distillery Wastewater through Microbial Fuel Cell Connected in Series


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1 Department of Biological Science, School of Science, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies University, Mumbai, India
2 Center from Environmental Science and Engineering, India Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
 

Two biggest environmental concerns of waste management and energy demand can be handled by microbial fuel cell (MFC). Two chambered MFC was used to generate electricity from anaerobically digested distillery wastewater. The stacking of MFCs connected in series was employed to enhance the voltage generated by MFC. The voltage generated and total power production by 4 MFCs connected in series was 0.817 ± 0.07 V and 349.7 ± 59.38 mW respectively.

Keywords

Microbial Fuel Cell, Series, Distillery Wastewater, Power, Voltage.
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Authors

Animesh S. Deval
Department of Biological Science, School of Science, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies University, Mumbai, India
Anil Kumar Dikshit
Center from Environmental Science and Engineering, India Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

Abstract


Two biggest environmental concerns of waste management and energy demand can be handled by microbial fuel cell (MFC). Two chambered MFC was used to generate electricity from anaerobically digested distillery wastewater. The stacking of MFCs connected in series was employed to enhance the voltage generated by MFC. The voltage generated and total power production by 4 MFCs connected in series was 0.817 ± 0.07 V and 349.7 ± 59.38 mW respectively.

Keywords


Microbial Fuel Cell, Series, Distillery Wastewater, Power, Voltage.

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