Generation of Renewable Power from Biodegradation of Anthracene in a Microbial Fuel Cell Reactor Using Different Bacterial Inocula

摘要: Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are increasingly attracting attention as a sustainable technology they convert chemical energy in organic pollutants to renewable electricity. Anthracene is polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) that presents high pollution and health risk. In this study, anthracene degradation with electricity production Single – chamber air cathode MFC was investigated respect values of its biodegradation performance using different inocula combinations (Anaerobic sludge (AS), Pseudomonas putida (PP), Geobacter sulfurreducens (GS), Shewanella putrefaciens (SP), mixed cultures, thereof). All the showed potentials for efficiency power density, ranged 41 98 % within 120 216h 110.08 156.06 mW/m 2 , respectively. The best overall performing inoculum anaerobic supplemented P. (AS+PP), having rate, efficiency, COD removal, maximum density coulombic 38 μM/d, %, 83 21, Effect initial concentration also investigated. Results indicated increasing 40 mg/L has positive effect on both rate by 79 83.93 respectively, which attained AS+PP (degradation μM/d 287.04 ).This study highlights possibility MFCs generate achieve rates simultaneously, through co-metabolism. Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 3(2): 151-161 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v3i2.12731