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  • Environmental Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Renewable Energy

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  • Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offer a promising avenue for sustainable energy generation and wastewater treatment.
  • Existing MFC designs often face challenges in scalability and ease of stacking for practical applications.
  • Optimizing electrode configuration and operational parameters is crucial for maximizing MFC efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and evaluate a baffled single-chambered MFC optimized for convenient stacking.
  • To assess the power generation and wastewater treatment capabilities of the novel MFC design.
  • To investigate the impact of electrode configuration and operational parameters on MFC performance.

Main Methods:

  • A baffled single-chambered MFC with shared anode chambers for two electrode groups was constructed.
  • Performance was evaluated based on electrical power output and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency.
  • Power density was modeled as a function of wastewater concentration using saturation kinetics, and hydraulic retention time (HRT) was varied.

Main Results:

  • The prototype MFC achieved a maximum power density of 133 mW/m² and removed up to 88% of COD within 91 hours.
  • Volumetric power output increased with higher electrode area per anode compartment volume, favoring the two-electrode-group design.
  • Optimal HRT of 15.5 hours yielded maximum voltage (0.413 V) and power density (108 mW/m²); modeled maximum power density was 164 mW/m².

Conclusions:

  • The developed baffled MFC design facilitates convenient stacking and demonstrates robust performance in both power generation and wastewater treatment.
  • The study highlights the importance of electrode configuration and HRT in optimizing MFC efficiency for practical applications.
  • This MFC design shows potential for scalable and efficient bioelectrochemical systems.