Increased Performance of Single-Chamber Air Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell Using Power Management System

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10.2991/bep-16.2017.62How to use a DOI?

Keywords

microbial fuel cell; COD; power management system

Abstract

Electricity generation by single-chamber air cathode fuel cells (MFCs) is considerably influenced by power management system(PMS). This study showed that application of PMS connected with a single-chamber air cathode MFC significantly improved its columbic efficiencies (CEs), current, and power output. In MFC tests based on PMS, the optimal COD of influent was 400 mg/L, achieving the highest CE (4.59%) and the optimal COD of influent 800 mg/L with the highest harvesting efficiency(9.80%), which were higher than those in MFCs connecting resistors. The ranges of voltage output and power out of MFC based on PMS were 1.60 ~ 2.00 V, 2.56 ~ 4.00 mW, higher than those in MFCs with resistors, while low COD prolonged charge time. PMS improved MFC performance, and both of the electricity generation of MFC and the harvesting efficiency should be considered.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Longsheng QIAO
AU  - Zhiwei XIAO
AU  - Ben'ai CHENG
AU  - Zhengyuan TAO
AU  - Zhichao HE
AU  - Jie WANG
PY  - 2016/12
DA  - 2016/12
TI  - Increased Performance of Single-Chamber Air Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell Using Power Management System
BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Biological Engineering and Pharmacy (BEP 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 292
EP  - 295
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/bep-16.2017.62
DO  - 10.2991/bep-16.2017.62
ID  - QIAO2016/12
ER  -