Usage of Ti-TiO₂ Electrode in Microbial Fuel Cell to Enhance the Electricity Generation and its Biocompatibility

Abstract:

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) provides the generation of electricity as bacteria on anode electrode oxidize organic content present in wastewater. This study presents simultaneously the electricity generation from two different synthetic wastewater mixtures using a new electrode in both anode and cathode compartments. Results showed that power output increased excessively in the case of Ti-TiO₂ electrode. MFC reactors were mainly dominated by Geobacter, Shewanella, Pseudomonas and Clostridium species. The molecular results also demonstrated that Ti-TiO₂ electrode is biocompatibility and able to be used in MFC because these species are electricity producing bacteria.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 404)
• Pages: 371-376
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.404.371
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Ergin Taskan, Halil Hasar, Bestamin Ozkaya
• Keywords: Bioelectricity Production, MFC, Synthetic Wastewater, Ti-TiO₂ Electrode

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