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Green energy technology

Microbial Fuel Cells

Presented by:
Van Thi Hoe ( )
Pham Thi Thu Huyen ( )
Rijal ( )
Aripriharta ( )

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Contents
1

Introduction

Advantages and disadvantages

Applications

Working Principle

Types of Microbial fuel cells

Conclusion

Introduction
What is microbial fuel cell (MFC)?
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) are fuel
cell which is use bacteria as the
catalysts to oxidize organic and
inorganic matter and generate
electricity.

 What is microbial fuel cell (MFC)?

Energy

Waste or Organic
Matter

Principle
MFCs are bioelectrical devices that harness the
natural metabolisms of microbes to produce electrical
power directly from organic material.

To
produce
Microbes
do
But some ofexactly
microbes
the
same,
energy
, they
gaineat
(bacteria)
liberate
organic
material
then
vitamin
, protein
electrons
during
their
produce
energy
for
metabolic
activity.
etc.
themselves.

Why we eat food ?

This
is our
This
is the
metabolism of
metabolism
microbe.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

Wastewater
treatment & power generation
Cheap Material
same
be
used
to solve
Environmental
Problems
at a
time.
Can
Wider
variety
of Conventional
applications over
Good
alternative
to
Power
conventional
fuel cells.
Generation Systems.

Advantages and disadvantages

Disadvantages
Small power generate.
Still not economically competitive.
Power produced way below when compared
with conventional cells.

Applications
Robotics - Studies in Gastro bots:
Powering electronic monitoring
Autonomous robots powered by MFCs
devices inBiosensor
remote locations, such
could consume food (biomass) as
as the bottom of the ocean
seemingly limitless source of energy
Renewable
and sustainable
Treatment
of Wastewater
& solid wastes
Portable units power generation
source of electricity.

Working Principle

Glucose
(Organic
material)

Microbi
al
Fuel
Fuel
Cell
cell

Ener
gy

Basic Design

Oxyg
en
Poor

Oxyg
en
Rich

Redox Reactions invovled

Anodic Reaction (Oxidation)

EX-1 :

CH3COO -

2H2O

2CO2

7H+

8e-

(Acetic acid ion)

EX-2 :

C6H12O6

6H2O

6CO2

24H+

(glucose)

Cathodic Reaction (Reduction)

EX-1 :

O2

EX-2 :

6O2

4H+

+ 24H+

4e-

24e-

2H2O

12H2O

24e-

Types of Microbial fuel cells

Mediator MFC

Mediator-Free MFC

A simple example microbial fuel cell

A soil based microbial fuel cell

Conclusion
Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) use bacteria to
convert organic waste material into electrical
energy.
The many applications of MFCs will help to
reduce the use of fossil fuels.
Widespread use of MFCs in these areas can take
our waste products and transform them into
energy

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