Electricity generation in Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) by bacterium isolated from rice paddy field soil

Fakhirruddin, Fakriah and Amid, Azura and Wan Salim, Wan Wardatul Amani and Azmi, Azlin Suhaida (2018) Electricity generation in Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) by bacterium isolated from rice paddy field soil. In: 1st International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering (CENVIRON 2017), 28th-29th November 2017, Pulau Pinang.

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Abstract

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an alternative approach in generating renewable energy by utilising bacteria that will oxidize organic or inorganic substrates, producing electrons yielded as electrical energy. Different species of exoelectrogenic bacteria capable of generating significant amount of electricity in MFC has been identified, using various organic compounds for fuel. Soil sample taken from rice paddy field is proven to contain exoelectrogenic bacteria, thus electricity generation using mixed culture originally found in the soil, and pure culture isolated from the soil is studied. This research will isolate the exoelectrogenic bacterial species in the rice paddy field soil responsible for energy generation. Growth of bacteria isolated from the MFC is observed by measuring the optical density (OD), cell density weight (CDW) and viable cell count. Mixed bacterial species found in paddy field soil generates maximum power of 77.62 µW and 0.70 mA of current. In addition, the research also shows that the pure bacterium in rice paddy field soil can produce maximum power and current at 51.32 µW and 0.28 mA respectively

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	3688/64827
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Electricity generation, Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC), bacterium, rice paddy field soil
Subjects:	T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering > TD169 Environmental protection
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering
Depositing User:	Prof Ts Dr Azura Amid
Date Deposited:	30 Jul 2018 15:54
Last Modified:	30 Jul 2018 15:54
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/64827

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