ArticleJournal of power sources2020
Microbial fuel cells directly powering a microcomputer.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Exploitation of Single-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cells for PET Removal in Water.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Customized Multichannel Measurement System for Microbial Fuel Cell Characterization.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Environmental, Economic, and Social Aspects of Human Urine Valorization through Microbial Fuel Cells from the Circular Economy Perspective.Micromachines · 2022Review
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- Estimation of total energy requirement for sewage treatment by a microbial fuel cell with a one-meter air-cathode assuming Michaelis-Menten COD degradation.RSC advances · 2021Article
- Advanced microbial fuel cell for waste water treatment-a review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Review
- Evaluation of artificial neural network algorithms for predicting the effect of the urine flow rate on the power performance of microbial fuel cells.Energy (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
- Improving the power performance of urine-fed microbial fuel cells using PEDOT-PSS modified anodes.Applied energy · 2020Article
- From the lab to the field: Self-stratifying microbial fuel cells stacks directly powering lights.Applied energy · 2020Article
- Urine in Bioelectrochemical Systems: An Overall Review.ChemElectroChem · 2020Review
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Abstract
Many studies have demonstrated that microbial fuel cells (MFC) can be energy-positive systems and power various low power applications. However, to be employed as a low-level power source, MFC systems rely on energy management circuitry, used to increase voltage levels and act as energy buffers, thus delivering stable power outputs. But stability comes at a cost, one that needs to be kept minimal for the technology to be deployed into society. The present study reports, for the first time, the use of a MFC system that directly and continuously powered a small application without any electronic intermediary. A cascade comprising four membrane-less MFCs modules and producing an average of 62 mA at 2550 mV (158 mW) was used to directly power a microcomputer and its screen (Gameboy Color, Nintendo®). The polarisation experiment showed that the cascade produced 164 mA, at the minimum voltage required to run the microcomputer (ca. 1.850 V). As the microcomputer only needed ≈70 mA, the cascade ran at a higher voltage (2.550 V), thus, maintaining the individual modules at a high potential (>0.55 V). Running the system at these high potentials helped avoid cell reversal, thus delivering a stable level of energy without the support of any electronics.
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