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  • Electrochemistry
  • Renewable Energy Technologies
  • Environmental Engineering

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  • Scaling up microbial fuel cells (MFCs) necessitates larger air-breathing cathodes with efficient electrochemical performance.
  • Current MFC designs face challenges in maintaining conductivity and performance with increased cathode surface area.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of cathode size on the electrochemical performance of a novel "window-pane" cathode design for MFCs.
  • To assess power density in large-scale MFCs using different cathode configurations and anode coverage.

Main Methods:

  • Abiotic electrochemical tests were performed on cathode designs with exposed areas of 7 cm², 33 cm², and 6200 cm².
  • Large-scale 85 L MFCs were tested with the largest cathode, varying the number of brush anodes to assess power output.
  • Performance was measured by electrode potential and maximum power density.

Main Results:

  • Increasing cathode exposed area from 7 cm² to 33 cm² reduced cathode potential by 5%.
  • Further increasing the size to 6200 cm² reduced electrode potential by 55% at 0.6 A m⁻².
  • Maximum power density in large MFCs was significantly lower (0.083 W m⁻²) compared to small-scale MFCs (0.304 W m⁻²).

Conclusions:

  • Scaling up MFC cathode size presents significant challenges in maintaining electrochemical performance and power output.
  • The "window-pane" cathode design, while improving conductivity, shows reduced potential with increased area.
  • Further research is needed to develop strategies for efficient power recovery from large-scale MFC systems.