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Title: | Determination of effects of turbulence flow in a cathode environment on electricity generation using a tidal mud-based cylindrical-type sediment microbial fuel cell | Authors: | An, J. Lee, S.-J. Ng, H.Y. Chang, I.S. |
Keywords: | Bioelectricity Marine mud battery (MMB) Microbial fuel cell (MFC) Sediment MFC (SMFC) |
Issue Date: | Dec-2010 | Citation: | An, J., Lee, S.-J., Ng, H.Y., Chang, I.S. (2010-12). Determination of effects of turbulence flow in a cathode environment on electricity generation using a tidal mud-based cylindrical-type sediment microbial fuel cell. Journal of Environmental Management 91 (12) : 2478-2482. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.06.022 | Abstract: | We examined the possibility of harvesting electricity from the surface of a tidal mud flat using a cylindrical-type sediment microbial fuel cell (SMFC), a marine mud battery (MMB), which can be applied in a sea environment where the ebb and flow occur due to tidal difference. In addition, we indirectly investigated the influence of ebb and flow in a lab, using aeration, argon gassing, and by agitating the cathodic solution. The MMBs consisted of cylindrical acrylic compartments containing a nylon membrane, an anode, and a cathode in a single body. The MMBs were stuck vertically into an artificial tidal mud flat such that the anode electrode was in direct contact with the tidal mud surface. As a result, the maximum current and power density generated were 35mA/m2 and 9mW/m2, respectively, thus verifying that it is possible to harvest electricity from the surface of a tidal mud flat using an MMB without burying the anode electrode in the tidal mud. Furthermore, the results of tests using an artificial turbulence flow showed the flow induced by the tidal ebb and flow could allow the performance of MMBs to be enhanced. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. | Source Title: | Journal of Environmental Management | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/87481 | ISSN: | 03014797 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.06.022 |
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