Sevda Surajbhan, Garlapati Vijay Kumar, Sreekrishnan T R
Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Warangal, India.
Waste Treatment Lab, Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.
J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2023;58(1):13-23. doi: 10.1080/10934529.2023.2168998. Epub 2023 Jan 25.
In the present study, the effects of electrode surface area, proton exchange membrane area, and volume of the anodic chamber were investigated on the performance of five different dual chamber microbial fuel cells (MFC) using synthetic wastewater toward wastewater treatment coupled electricity generation. In the batch mode, the five different MFC's were operated with the anodic chamber volumes of 93-890 mL, 17.33-56.77 cm electrode surface area, obtained volumetric power densities of 137.72-58.13 mW/m, and unit area power densities ranging from 27.04 to 11.94 mW/m. Fed-batch studies were done with the MFC having 740 mL anodic chamber volume at different wastewater COD concentrations. The power density per unit area increased from 22.93 mW/m to 36.25 cm when the distance between electrodes was reduced from 10 to 6 cm. A maximum volumetric power density of 135.21 mW/m has been attained with a 6 cm electrode distance with the accomplished COD reduction of 93.21%. The presence of biofilm on the anode has been visualized through the SEM images. The higher COD concentration of wastewater and the fed-batch operation resulted in increased power output and wastewater treatment efficiency.
在本研究中,使用合成废水进行废水处理与发电耦合,研究了电极表面积、质子交换膜面积和阳极室体积对五种不同双室微生物燃料电池(MFC)性能的影响。在间歇模式下,五种不同的MFC在阳极室体积为93 - 890 mL、电极表面积为17.33 - 56.77 cm²的条件下运行,获得的体积功率密度为137.72 - 58.13 mW/m³,单位面积功率密度在27.04至11.94 mW/m²之间。对阳极室体积为740 mL的MFC在不同废水化学需氧量(COD)浓度下进行了补料分批研究。当电极间距从10 cm减小到6 cm时,单位面积功率密度从22.93 mW/m²增加到36.25 mW/m²。电极间距为6 cm时,实现了93.21%的COD去除率,同时获得了135.21 mW/m³的最大体积功率密度。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)图像观察到阳极上存在生物膜。较高的废水COD浓度和补料分批操作提高了功率输出和废水处理效率。
J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2023
J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2014-9-19