Influence of Aluminum Mesh electrode on Performance of a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC)
Recently, various steps have been taken to utilize and develop renewable and sustainable form of energies due to the negative impact and dire limitation over continuous dependency on fossil fuel. This paper presents the effects of aluminium mesh on the performance of a MFC. Aluminium mesh with recta...
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| author | M.I.N, Ma'arof Chala, Girma T. Saravanan, Ravichanthiran |
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| description | Recently, various steps have been taken to utilize and develop renewable and sustainable form of energies due to the negative impact and dire limitation over continuous dependency on fossil fuel. This paper presents the effects of aluminium mesh on the performance of a MFC. Aluminium mesh with rectangular shape was used as the electrode and experiments were conducted with respect to various types of resistors. The amount of voltages and power density generated were determined. It was found that the increase in bacterial activities resulted in the increment of oxygen supply, therefore, the voltage generated also increased. In addition, the longevity of bacterial activity is dependent on the amount of catalyst. Moreover, it was observed that the performance of aluminium mesh electrode was smaller than that of graphite electrode. |
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| spelling | intimal-14752021-01-08T10:03:04Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1475/ Influence of Aluminum Mesh electrode on Performance of a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) M.I.N, Ma'arof Chala, Girma T. Saravanan, Ravichanthiran T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TP Chemical technology Recently, various steps have been taken to utilize and develop renewable and sustainable form of energies due to the negative impact and dire limitation over continuous dependency on fossil fuel. This paper presents the effects of aluminium mesh on the performance of a MFC. Aluminium mesh with rectangular shape was used as the electrode and experiments were conducted with respect to various types of resistors. The amount of voltages and power density generated were determined. It was found that the increase in bacterial activities resulted in the increment of oxygen supply, therefore, the voltage generated also increased. In addition, the longevity of bacterial activity is dependent on the amount of catalyst. Moreover, it was observed that the performance of aluminium mesh electrode was smaller than that of graphite electrode. Science Publishing Corporation 2018 Article PeerReviewed M.I.N, Ma'arof and Chala, Girma T. and Saravanan, Ravichanthiran (2018) Influence of Aluminum Mesh electrode on Performance of a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC). International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7 (3). pp. 176-180. ISSN 2227-524X http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.36.29207 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TP Chemical technology M.I.N, Ma'arof Chala, Girma T. Saravanan, Ravichanthiran Influence of Aluminum Mesh electrode on Performance of a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) |
| title | Influence of Aluminum Mesh electrode on Performance of a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) |
| title_full | Influence of Aluminum Mesh electrode on Performance of a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Aluminum Mesh electrode on Performance of a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Aluminum Mesh electrode on Performance of a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) |
| title_short | Influence of Aluminum Mesh electrode on Performance of a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) |
| title_sort | influence of aluminum mesh electrode on performance of a microbial fuel cell (mfc) |
| topic | T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TP Chemical technology |
| url | http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1475/ http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1475/ |