Use of soil microorganisms for production of electricity through Microbial fuel cells
1Abhipsa Mohanty, 2Neha Namdeo and 3*Harit Jha
1Department of Biotechnology Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Bilaspur – 495009 (India) 1mohantyabhipsa09@gmail.com; 2nehanamdeo2810@gmail.com *Corresponding author : 3harit74@yahoo.co.in
ABSTRACT
The world’s energy demands are continuing to rise, resulting in a worldwide energy crisis and environmental pollution for finite, environment-related damages, dependence on fossil fuels can not be sustainable for that reason experts are focusing on alternative, renewable, and carbon-free energy sources. Energy sources that are both environmentally and economically sustainable are required. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have recently received a lot of attention due to their low operating temperatures and ability to use a variety of biodegradable substrates as fuel. MFC technology is a highly advantageous notion that can be utilized in numerous sectors of industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste management due to the application of microbes toward bioremediation while also resulting in the generation of energy. There are single-chamber MFCs as well as traditional MFCs with anode and cathode compartments. Bioelectricity is produced when microorganisms actively catabolize substrate. Understanding of its components, microbiological processes, limiting variables, and construction designs in MFC systems must be simplified, and large-scale systems must be developed for them to be cost-effective as well as increase electricity production. Abbreviations : MFC – Microbial fuel cells OC - Organic carbon PEM – Proton Exchange Membrane SMFC – Soil-Based Microbial Fuel Cell 3*Assistant Professor