Effect of NaCl and pH on Bioelectricity Production from Vegetable Waste Extract Supplemented with Cane Molasses in Dual Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell
Muhammad Mohsin Javed1*, Muhammad Azhar Nisar2 and
Muhammad Usman Ahmad2
1Virtual University of Pakistan, M.A Jinnah Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore-Pakistan
2Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University Lahore-54000, Pakistan
Fig. 1.
The diagrammatic presentation of the U-shaped MFC designed for this project.
Fig. 2.
Effect of concentration of NaCl on maximum power density obtained at 200 Ω (A), Open circuit Voltage for 3 days (B) and internal resistivity (C).
Fig. 3.
Effect of different pH on maximum power density (A), open circuit voltage recorded for 3 days (B), and internal resistivity of the MFCs (C).
Fig. 4.
Graph between voltage and resistance.
Fig. 5.
Polarization curve of power density and current density
Fig. 6.
Internal resistivity from resistance and current slope of the MFCs.
Fig. 7.
Trend of open circuit voltage with time period.