A terracotta bio-battery.

Abstract:

:Terracotta pots were converted into simple, single chamber, air-cathode bio-batteries. This bio-battery design used a graphite-felt anode and a conductive graphite coating without added catalyst on the exterior as a cathode. Bacteria enriched from river sediment served as the anode catalyst. These batteries gave an average OCV of 0.56 V ± 0.02, a Coulombic efficiency of 21 ± 5%, and a peak power of 1.06 mW ± 0.01(33.13 mW/m(2)). Stable current was also produced when the batteries were operated with hay extract in salt solution. The bacterial community on the anode of the batteries was tested for air tolerance and desiccation resistance over a period ranging from 2 days to 2 weeks. The results showed that the anode community could survive complete drying of the electrolyte for several days. These data support the further development of this technology as a potential power source for LED-based lighting in off-grid, rural communities.

journal_name

Bioresour Technol

journal_title

Bioresource technology

authors

Ajayi FF,Weigele PR

doi

10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.019

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-07-01 00:00:00

pages

86-91

eissn

0960-8524

issn

1873-2976

pii

S0960-8524(12)00621-9

journal_volume

116

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