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: Received: 17 September 2019 / Approved: 18 September 2019 / Online: 18 September 2019 (08:21:05 CEST)
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Acosta-Coll, M.; Ospino-Castro, A.; Carbonell-Navarro, S.; Escobar-Duque, J.; Peña-Gallardo, R. Improvements in Electric Power Potential Generation from Plants Microbial Fuel Cells. Preprints2019, 2019090202. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201909.0202.v1
Acosta-Coll, M.; Ospino-Castro, A.; Carbonell-Navarro, S.; Escobar-Duque, J.; Peña-Gallardo, R. Improvements in Electric Power Potential Generation from Plants Microbial Fuel Cells. Preprints 2019, 2019090202. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201909.0202.v1
Acosta-Coll, M.; Ospino-Castro, A.; Carbonell-Navarro, S.; Escobar-Duque, J.; Peña-Gallardo, R. Improvements in Electric Power Potential Generation from Plants Microbial Fuel Cells. Preprints2019, 2019090202. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201909.0202.v1
APA Style
Acosta-Coll, M., Ospino-Castro, A., Carbonell-Navarro, S., Escobar-Duque, J., & Peña-Gallardo, R. (2019). Improvements in Electric Power Potential Generation from Plants Microbial Fuel Cells. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201909.0202.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Acosta-Coll, M., Jaider Escobar-Duque and Rafael Peña-Gallardo. 2019 "Improvements in Electric Power Potential Generation from Plants Microbial Fuel Cells" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201909.0202.v1
Abstract
Plants Microbial Fuel Cells (PMFC) is a new technology that generates electricity in a renewable, clean and sustainable way. In spite of these advantages, it still faces limitations in power generation and current density, reaching lower production values than other renewable technologies. Different studies maintain that the high resistivity of the cathode is the main limitation in the generation of energy; therefore, non-metallic materials to obtain a better performance are replacing the metallic electrodes. The implementation of these materials applied to PMFC requires a complex interdisciplinary work. Through three experimental tests using metallic electrodes for the extraction of electrons, this research study shows that the treatment of the substrate with natural materials, the volume plant roots, and substrate temperature and humidity control have a significant influence in the increase of the electric potential and the generated current.
Keywords
Plants-Microbial Fuel Cells; clean energy; electric potential; power output; resistivity
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
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