Energy Production Using Microbial Fuel Cell from Sludge Produced from Potable Water Treatment

Authors

  • Mahmoud Abd El-Mongy Microbial Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Menofia Governorate 32897, Egypt.
  • Mona S. Elneklawi Biomedical Equipment Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, October 6 University, 6 October City, Giza 12585, Egypt.
  • Mansour M. Ali Microbial Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Menofia Governorate 32897, Egypt.
  • S. Othman Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Technology, October 6 University, 6 October City, Giza 12585, Egypt.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54987/jobimb.v11i1.800

Abstract

A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a type of device which is an electrochemical, after technology that is being to recover electricity from wastewater. This study's objective was to measure the potential difference from sludge collected from El-Sheikh Zayed water purification plant (Egypt in April 2021), isolate and identify bacteria present in sludge: Also, determine the effect of adding some metabolites on such physical and chemical properties. Potential difference measurement showed (192 mV) by using MFC. Pantoea spp., Aeromonas salmonicida, Comamonas testosteroni and Staphylococcus lentus were isolated and identified by biochemical reaction tests. A. salmonicida gave the highest potential difference (13mV). After adding some metabolites separately (albumen, dextrose, gelatin and casein), casein recorded 196Mv, a mixture was done between A. salmonicida and four metabolites measuring 50 mV. Physical and chemical analysis showed that biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) (55.0 P.P.M.), chemical oxygen demand (COD) (112.0 P.P.M.), and many minerals and heavy metals were also detected. Green synthesis of electricity from electrogenic bacteria using wastewater like sludge is a promising way to generate electricity by a cheap method.

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31.07.2023

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El-Mongy, M. A. ., Elneklawi, M. S. ., Ali, M. M., & Othman, S. (2023). Energy Production Using Microbial Fuel Cell from Sludge Produced from Potable Water Treatment. Journal of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, 11(1), 17–21. https://doi.org/10.54987/jobimb.v11i1.800

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