Micobial Fuel Cell
Mentor 1
Marcia Silva
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
27-4-2018 1:00 PM
Description
Due to the poor levels of sanitation in parts of the earth, waste management is a huge concern. Technologies today recover this waste as renewable energy. A prime example is a microbial fuel cell. It is a device converting chemical energy from organic material, to usable, electrical energy. The device contains two chambers, consisting of an anode and cathode respectively. Separating the chambers is a proton exchange membrane (PEM). The membrane is designed to keeps chambers separate and to prevent an additional unwanted flux from the anode. However, the more the membrane is increased, the more resistance and, therefore, less power is generated. Each end of the anode and cathode are connected to an external circuit containing a Titanium wire, which is then connected to an Agilent 3458 A 8 ½ Digit Multi. This device measures voltage, resistance, current, and mostly importantly, power density. Selection of reagents are based mainly on the following: high conductivity, high surface area, and pore diameter. Due to the poor levels of sanitation in parts of the earth, waste management is a huge concern. Technologies today recover this waste as renewable energy. A prime example is a microbial fuel cell. It is a device converting chemical energy from organic material, to usable, electrical energy. The device contains two chambers, consisting of an anode and cathode respectively. Separating the chambers is a proton exchange membrane (PEM). The membrane is designed to keeps chambers separate and to prevent an additional unwanted flux from the anode. However, the more the membrane is increased, the more resistance and, therefore, less power is generated. Each end of the anode and cathode are connected to an external circuit containing a Titanium wire, which is then connected to an Agilent 3458 A 8 ½ Digit Multi. This device measures voltage, resistance, current, and mostly importantly, power density. Selection of reagents are based mainly on the following: high conductivity, high surface area, and pore diameter.
Micobial Fuel Cell
Union Wisconsin Room
Due to the poor levels of sanitation in parts of the earth, waste management is a huge concern. Technologies today recover this waste as renewable energy. A prime example is a microbial fuel cell. It is a device converting chemical energy from organic material, to usable, electrical energy. The device contains two chambers, consisting of an anode and cathode respectively. Separating the chambers is a proton exchange membrane (PEM). The membrane is designed to keeps chambers separate and to prevent an additional unwanted flux from the anode. However, the more the membrane is increased, the more resistance and, therefore, less power is generated. Each end of the anode and cathode are connected to an external circuit containing a Titanium wire, which is then connected to an Agilent 3458 A 8 ½ Digit Multi. This device measures voltage, resistance, current, and mostly importantly, power density. Selection of reagents are based mainly on the following: high conductivity, high surface area, and pore diameter. Due to the poor levels of sanitation in parts of the earth, waste management is a huge concern. Technologies today recover this waste as renewable energy. A prime example is a microbial fuel cell. It is a device converting chemical energy from organic material, to usable, electrical energy. The device contains two chambers, consisting of an anode and cathode respectively. Separating the chambers is a proton exchange membrane (PEM). The membrane is designed to keeps chambers separate and to prevent an additional unwanted flux from the anode. However, the more the membrane is increased, the more resistance and, therefore, less power is generated. Each end of the anode and cathode are connected to an external circuit containing a Titanium wire, which is then connected to an Agilent 3458 A 8 ½ Digit Multi. This device measures voltage, resistance, current, and mostly importantly, power density. Selection of reagents are based mainly on the following: high conductivity, high surface area, and pore diameter.
