Coproduction of useful material (vinegar) and electricity by application of microbial fuel cell technology
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24760644
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Biofunction/Bioprocess
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| Research Institution | Gunma University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
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| Keywords | コプロダクション / 発酵 / 微生物燃料電池 / 酢酸 / 電力 / プラズマジェット / リアクター |
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| Research Abstract |
The coproduction of acetic acid and electricity by applying MFC technology was successfully demonstrated. Formation of acetic acid bacteria biofilm on anode surface was important to increase acetic acid productivity, maximum current and power densities. A modification technology of carbon material surface to improve the affinity between acetic acid bacteria and carbon surface using plasma jet was investigated. It was shown that the exposure of plasma jet using mixture gas of carbon dioxide and argon was the most effective to improve the affinity. The accumulation of knowledge to construct packed bed reactor style MFC setup was carried out. In addition to the kind and from of carbon material using anode, the design of current collector was also important to generate large current.
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