Tugas Akhir
Analysis of the characteristic of a dual chamber microbial fuel cell based on copper wire mesh / Shavira Azzahra
Abstrak
This study aims to analyze the effect of variations in electrode spacing of 1 cm 3 cm and 5 cm on a dual chamber Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) system with rice washing wastewater substrate. MFC is a conversion technology that converts chemical energy into electrical energy through the activity of microorganisms where organic waste is used as an environmentally friendly alternative fuel. The system was assembled independently and measurements of voltage current power and power density were taken. The results show that a distance of 3 cm gives rise to a maximum voltage of 0.467 V and a maximum power of 207.5 mW at a resistance of 3 k Omega with a power density of 0.001395 mW/mg. While a distance of 1 cm accelerates voltage stability and a distance of 5 cm causes the lowest efficiency. It can be concluded that the electrode configuration affects the efficiency of the system importantly. The 3 cm spacing gives the best results in generating electrical energy. In addition rice washing wastewater has been proven that it is feasible to be utilized as an alternative source of energy which supports efforts to process household waste into simple and sustainable small-scale power generation technology.