TY - JOUR
T1 - A single chamber packed bed microbial fuel cell biosensor for measuring organic content of wastewater
AU - Di Lorenzo, Mirella
AU - Curtis, Tom P
AU - Head, Ian M
AU - Velasquez-Orta, Sharon B
AU - Scott, Keith
PY - 2009/12/1
Y1 - 2009/12/1
N2 - This study reports an investigation of the effect of the anode surface area on the performance of a single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) based biosensor for measuring the organic content of wastewater. A packed bed of graphite granules was used as the anode. The surface area of the anode was changed by altering the granule bed thickness (0.3 cm and 1 cm). The anode surface area was found to play a role in the dynamic response of the system. For a granule bed thickness of 1 cm and with an external resistance of 500 W, the response time (defined as the time required to achieve 95% of the steady-state current) was reduced by approximately 65% in comparison to a SCMFC biosensor with a carbon cloth anode.
AB - This study reports an investigation of the effect of the anode surface area on the performance of a single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) based biosensor for measuring the organic content of wastewater. A packed bed of graphite granules was used as the anode. The surface area of the anode was changed by altering the granule bed thickness (0.3 cm and 1 cm). The anode surface area was found to play a role in the dynamic response of the system. For a granule bed thickness of 1 cm and with an external resistance of 500 W, the response time (defined as the time required to achieve 95% of the steady-state current) was reduced by approximately 65% in comparison to a SCMFC biosensor with a carbon cloth anode.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.699
U2 - 10.2166/wst.2009.699
DO - 10.2166/wst.2009.699
M3 - Article
SN - 0273-1223
VL - 60
SP - 2879
EP - 2887
JO - Water Science & Technology
JF - Water Science & Technology
IS - 11
ER -