TY - JOUR
T1 - Importance of temperature and anodic medium composition on microbial fuel cell (MFC) performance
AU - Min, Booki
AU - Romàn, Ó.B.
AU - Angelidaki, Irini
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The performance of a microbial fuel cell (MFC) was investigated at different temperatures and anodic media. A lag phase of 30 h occurred at 30°C which was half that at room temperature (22°C). The maximum power density at 30°C was 70 mW/m2 and at 22°C was 43 mW/m2. At 15°C, no successful operation was observed even after several loadings for a long period of operation. Maximum power density of 320 mW/m2 was obtained with wastewater medium containing phosphate buffer (conductivity: 11.8 mS/cm), which was approx. 4 times higher than the value without phosphate additions (2.89 mS/cm).
AB - The performance of a microbial fuel cell (MFC) was investigated at different temperatures and anodic media. A lag phase of 30 h occurred at 30°C which was half that at room temperature (22°C). The maximum power density at 30°C was 70 mW/m2 and at 22°C was 43 mW/m2. At 15°C, no successful operation was observed even after several loadings for a long period of operation. Maximum power density of 320 mW/m2 was obtained with wastewater medium containing phosphate buffer (conductivity: 11.8 mS/cm), which was approx. 4 times higher than the value without phosphate additions (2.89 mS/cm).
U2 - 10.1007/s10529-008-9687-4
DO - 10.1007/s10529-008-9687-4
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0141-5492
VL - 30
SP - 1213
EP - 1218
JO - Biotechnology Letters
JF - Biotechnology Letters
IS - 7
ER -