Effect of Composting Parameters on the Power Performance of Solid Microbial Fuel Cells

Chin-Tsan Wang, Yao-Cheng Lee and Fan-Ying Liao
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Chin-Tsan Wang: Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National I-Lan University, I-Lan 26047, Taiwan
Yao-Cheng Lee: Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan
Fan-Ying Liao: Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National I-Lan University, I-Lan 26047, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2015, vol. 7, issue 9, 1-10

Abstract: Nowadays, solid organic waste is of major environmental concern and is reaching critical levels worldwide. Currently, a form of natural decomposition, known as composting technology, is widely used to deal with organic waste. This method is applied to enhance the performance of solid microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) in this study. Operational composting parameters (carbon/nitrogen ratio, moisture content and pH value) are investigated to explore the optimal power performance of solid microbial fuel cells (SMFCs). Results indicate that the carbon/nitrogen ratio and the moisture content displayed the most significant impact on SMFCs. When the carbon/nitrogen ratio is 31.4 and moisture content is 60%, along with a pH value of 6–8, a better SMFC power performance would be obtained. These findings would provide positive information regarding the application of compost in SMFCs.

Keywords: organic waste; moisture content; carbon/nitrogen ratio (C/N ratio); solid microbial fuel cell (SMFC); power performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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