TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancing microbial fuel cell performance using eco-friendly magnesium and calcium micronutrients in real food waste substrate
AU - Laily, Fitria Nur
AU - Juliastuti, Sri Rachmania
AU - Darmawan, Raden
AU - Sari, Shaimah Rinda
AU - Tominaga, Masato
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent an avenue for harnessing renewable energy from waste substrates; however, their capacity for electrical energy generation remains limited. Therefore, numerous investigations have sought to improve this capability through various modifications, including alterations to the anode, cathode, and chamber configuration. The supplementation of metal ions, such as Cr, Co, and Cu, as micronutrients has emerged as an effective method to improve MFC performance. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Mg2+ and Ca2+ as eco-friendly micronutrients for accelerating electrogenic bacteria growth and improving the generation of electricity in the MFC. These findings revealed a significant improvement in MFC performance following the addition of these metal ions, attributed to their acceleration of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 growth. Mg2+ succeeds in generating a maximum voltage of 100 mV at 1 and 2 μM Mg2+ (3 times higher than Ca2+), a current density of 25,000 mA/m2 (18 times higher than Ca2+), and a power density of 1400 mW/m2 (2.5 times higher than Ca2+). This finding proves that Mg2+ has a positive impact on generating electricity in MFC. Even at minimal concentrations, this study observed increased electric power density.
AB - Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent an avenue for harnessing renewable energy from waste substrates; however, their capacity for electrical energy generation remains limited. Therefore, numerous investigations have sought to improve this capability through various modifications, including alterations to the anode, cathode, and chamber configuration. The supplementation of metal ions, such as Cr, Co, and Cu, as micronutrients has emerged as an effective method to improve MFC performance. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Mg2+ and Ca2+ as eco-friendly micronutrients for accelerating electrogenic bacteria growth and improving the generation of electricity in the MFC. These findings revealed a significant improvement in MFC performance following the addition of these metal ions, attributed to their acceleration of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 growth. Mg2+ succeeds in generating a maximum voltage of 100 mV at 1 and 2 μM Mg2+ (3 times higher than Ca2+), a current density of 25,000 mA/m2 (18 times higher than Ca2+), and a power density of 1400 mW/m2 (2.5 times higher than Ca2+). This finding proves that Mg2+ has a positive impact on generating electricity in MFC. Even at minimal concentrations, this study observed increased electric power density.
KW - Calcium
KW - Eco-friendly
KW - Magnesium
KW - Microbial fuel cell
KW - Real food waste substrate
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85197800578&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cscee.2024.100837
DO - 10.1016/j.cscee.2024.100837
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85197800578
SN - 2666-0164
VL - 10
JO - Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
JF - Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
M1 - 100837
ER -
