Usage of sewage waste to produce electricity
AIM/OBJECTIVE To produce local electricity from sewage waste. ABSTRACT Wastewater is the source of the growth of several anaerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria. They have the ability to transfer electrons to an anode as a terminal electron acceptor and are thus classified as electrogenic bacteria. In this project, a microbial fuel cell MFC is used, that drives an electric current by using bacteria and a high energy oxidant such as Oxygen, mimicking chemical interactions found in nature. HYPOTHESIS Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) has been described as bioreactors that convert the energy in the chemical bonds of the organic compound into electrical energy through the catalytic activity of microorganisms under anaerobic conditions. The microorganisms catalyze the anaerobic oxidation of diverse organic substance such as wastewater pollutant organic waste, organic matter in soils or sediments. The microorganisms oxidize organic compounds to CO2 with the ...