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Electricity generation from sugarcane molasses using microbial fuel cell technologies

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  • Hassan, Sedky H.A.
  • el Nasser A. Zohri, Abd
  • Kassim, Rehab M.F.

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This work demonstrated the possibility of bioelectricity generation using microbial fuel cell technologies from sugarcane molasses by a bacterial strain isolated from molasses. The strain identified according to 16S rRNA as Brevibacillus borstelensis STRI1. Sugarcane molasses could be used as a substrate in MFC, because of its high sugar content. When the bacterial strain was used as biocatalyst and sugarcane molasses as a substrate in MFC. The voltage increased rapidly over time recording 990 ± 5 mV in open circuit voltage (OCV), and 453 ± 6 mV in closed circuit voltage (1000 Ω) after 10 days of operation. The power density (Pmax) determined from the polarization curve, and it was 188.5 mW/m2 with an initial concentration of sugarcane molasses 1 ml (1632 mg/L as COD). While the coulombic efficiencies (CEs) ranged from 59.8 to 28.03%, related to initial concentrations of 0.3 ± 0.05 to 2.0 ± 0.15 g/L. The COD removal was determined and it was 11.7% after 5 days and reached to 81.7% by the end of the operation (30 days). These results suggested that bioelectricity could be generated from sugarcane molasses by Brevibacillus borstelensis STRI1.

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  • Hassan, Sedky H.A. & el Nasser A. Zohri, Abd & Kassim, Rehab M.F., 2019. "Electricity generation from sugarcane molasses using microbial fuel cell technologies," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 178(C), pages 538-543.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:178:y:2019:i:c:p:538-543
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.04.087
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