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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Enhancement in Cathodic Redox Reactions of Single-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cells with Castor Oil-Emitted Powder as Cathode Material.

Shobha Suresh Kumbar, Dipak Ashok Jadhav, Chetan S Jarali, Dhananjay B Talange, Asif Afzal, Sher Afghan Khan, Mohammad Asif, Mohd Zulkifly Abdullah

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Shobha Suresh KumbarResearch Scholar, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi 590018, India.
Dipak Ashok JadhavDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Aurangabad 431010, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1635-1513
Chetan S JaraliStructural Technologies Division, CSIR NAL, Bengaluru 560017, India.
Dhananjay B TalangeDepartment of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune 411005, India.
Asif AfzalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, P.A. College of Engineering (Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi), Mangaluru 574153, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2961-6186
Sher Afghan KhanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur 53100, Malaysia.
Mohammad AsifDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3196-0074
Mohd Zulkifly AbdullahSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal 14300, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-5353-6162

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Universiti Sains Malaysia 203.PMEKANIK.6071391
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Abstract

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) would be a standalone solution for clean, sustainable energy and rural electrification. It can be used in addition to wastewater treatment for bioelectricity generation. Materials chosen for the membrane and electrodes are of low cost with suitable conducting ions and electrical properties. The prime objective of the present work is to enhance redox reactions by using novel and low-cost cathode catalysts synthesized from waste castor oil. Synthesized graphene has been used as an anode, castor oil-emitted carbon powder serves as a cathode, and clay material acts as a membrane. Three single-chambered MFC modules developed were used in the current study, and continuous readings were recorded. The maximum voltage achieved was 0.36 V for a 100 mL mixture of domestic wastewater and cow dung for an anodic chamber of 200 mL. The maximum power density obtained was 7280 mW/m

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catalyst characterizationcathodic reductionelectrochemical wastewater treatmentmicrobial fuel cellspower density

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PMID34442980
PMCPMC8401471

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