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Use of Tangerine Waste as Fuel for the Generation of Electric Current

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  • Segundo Rojas-Flores

    (Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Autónoma del Perú, Lima 15842, Peru)

  • Luis Cabanillas-Chirinos

    (Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias y Tecnología de la Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Trujillo 13001, Peru)

  • Renny Nazario-Naveda

    (Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Autónoma del Perú, Lima 15842, Peru)

  • Moisés Gallozzo-Cardenas

    (Departamento de Ciencias, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Trujillo 13011, Peru)

  • Félix Diaz

    (Escuela Académica Profesional de Medicina Humana, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru)

  • Daniel Delfin-Narciso

    (Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Aplicadas y Nuevas Tecnologías, Universidad Privada del Norte, Trujillo 13007, Peru)

  • Walter Rojas-Villacorta

    (Escuela de Medicina, Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo 13001, Peru)

Abstract

Fruit waste has increased exponentially worldwide, within which tangerine is one of those that generates a greater amount of organic waste, which is currently not fully used. On the other hand, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are presented as an opportunity to take advantage of organic waste to generate electricity, which is why the main objective of this research is to generate bioelectricity using tangerine waste as a substrate in microbial fuel cells using zinc and copper electrodes. It was possible to generate current and voltage peaks of 1.43973 ± 0.05568 mA and 1.191 ± 0.035 V on days eighteen and seventeen, respectively, operating with an optimum pH of 4.78 ± 0.46 and with electrical conductivity of the substrate of 140.07 ± 3.51 mS/cm, while the Brix degrees gradually decreased until the last day. The internal resistance determined was 65.378 ± 1.967 Ω, while the maximum power density was 475.32 ± 24.56 mW/cm 2 at a current density of 5.539 A/cm 2 with a peak voltage of 1024.12 ± 25.16 mV. The bacterium ( Serratia fonticola ) and yeasts ( Rhodotorula mucilaginosa ) were identified in the substrate with an identity of 99.57 and 99.50%, respectively. Finally, the cells were connected in series, managing to generate 3.15 V, which allowed the turning on of a red LED light.

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  • Segundo Rojas-Flores & Luis Cabanillas-Chirinos & Renny Nazario-Naveda & Moisés Gallozzo-Cardenas & Félix Diaz & Daniel Delfin-Narciso & Walter Rojas-Villacorta, 2023. "Use of Tangerine Waste as Fuel for the Generation of Electric Current," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:4:p:3559-:d:1069020
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    1. Chao Li & Kang Zhou & Hanyue He & Jiashun Cao & Shihua Zhou, 2020. "Adding Zero-Valent Iron to Enhance Electricity Generation during MFC Start-Up," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-15, January.
    2. Segundo Rojas-Flores & Magaly De La Cruz-Noriega & Luis Cabanillas-Chirinos & Renny Nazario-Naveda & Moisés Gallozzo-Cardenas & Félix Diaz & Emzon Murga-Torres, 2023. "Potential Use of Coriander Waste as Fuel for the Generation of Electric Power," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-10, January.
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    1. Segundo Rojas-Flores & Magaly De La Cruz-Noriega & Luis Cabanillas-Chirinos & Santiago M. Benites & Renny Nazario-Naveda & Daniel Delfín-Narciso & Moisés Gallozzo-Cardenas & Félix Diaz & Emzon Murga-T, 2023. "Green Energy Generated in Single-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells Using Tomato Waste," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-12, July.
    2. Walter Rojas-Villacorta & Segundo Rojas-Flores & Santiago M. Benites & Renny Nazario-Naveda & Cecilia V. Romero & Moisés Gallozzo-Cardenas & Daniel Delfín-Narciso & Félix Díaz & Emzon Murga-Torres, 2023. "Preliminary Study of Bioelectricity Generation Using Lettuce Waste as Substrate by Microbial Fuel Cells," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-14, June.
    3. Rickelmi Agüero-Quiñones & Zairi Ávila-Sánchez & Segundo Rojas-Flores & Luis Cabanillas-Chirinos & Magaly De La Cruz-Noriega & Renny Nazario-Naveda & Walter Rojas-Villacorta, 2023. "Activated Carbon Electrodes for Bioenergy Production in Microbial Fuel Cells Using Synthetic Wastewater as Substrate," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-14, September.

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