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Dena Zakaria Mohamed Khater
Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment And Electricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cell
Microbial fuel cell, acetate, glucose, columbic efficiency, cyclic voltammetry, biofilm, SEM, 16SrRNA.
Environmental protection and energy crisis are two recent challenges to us. Future economic growth crucially depends on the long-term availability of energy from sources that are affordable, accessible, and eco-friendly. Bio electrochemical systems (BESs) have recently emerged as an exciting technology. In a BES, bacteria interact with electrode using electrons, which are either removed or supplied through an electrical circuit. The most described type of BES is Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs). MFCs are devices that use bacteria as the catalyst to oxidize organic and inorganic matters. Electrons produced by bacteria from their substrates are transferred to the anode and flow to the cathode linked by a conductive material containing a resistor. The anodes of MFCs behave as bacteria‘s typical electron acceptor and thus, the movement of the electrons to the cathode of the MFC through a resistor, generate electricity. In this thesis, application of microbial fuel cell (MFC) for wastewater treatment could be an attractive alternative to reduce the cost of treatment and generate electricity. Studies are conducted in the laboratory scale membrane less MFCs for treatment of synthetic wastewater.
2015
M.Sc
Benha
Science