Treatment of glycerol waste using single chamber microbial fuel Cell

Authors

  • นิพนธ์ พิสุทธิ์ไพศาล Department of Agro-Industrial, Food and Environment Technology, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok
  • วนัสพรรัศม์ สวัสดี Department of Environmental Studies, College of Innovative Management, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under The Royal Patronage
  • ปิ่นอนงค์ ธนิกกุล The Biosensor and Bioelectronics Technology Center, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok

Keywords:

glycerol waste, single chamber microbial fuel cell, glycerol treatment efficiency

Abstract

This research was studied the electricity generation and treatment efficiency from glycerol waste from transesterification process by single-chamber microbial fuel cell (SC-MFC). The SC-MFCs were inoculated with the heat pre-treated seed (1 mL) and the synthetic wastewater in fed batch mode at 37oC 1,000 ohms. The waste glycerol was varied concentration of 2,000 and 2,500 mg COD /L. The results showed that waste glycerol concentration of 2,000 and 2,500 mg COD/L can be obtained maximum current 5.76x10-2 mA and 2.82x10-2, respectively. Maximum total COD removal efficiencies from 2,000 and 2,500 mg COD/L were 75.22% and 80%, respectively. These results suggested that SC-MFC is a potential technology for electricity generation and glycerol waste treatment.

 

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Published

2018-06-01

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2018): Vol.17, No.1 [2018]

Section

Research Articles