2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of microbial fuel cells using humic materials present in livestock wastewater
| Project/Area Number |
23780272
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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 |
Zootechnical science/Grassland science
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| Research Institution | National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMASHITA TAKAHIRO 独立行政法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 畜産草地研究所畜産環境研究領域, 研究員 (60547719)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 畜舎排水 / 燃料電池 / バイオリアクター / エネルギー |
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| Research Abstract |
To improve bioanode performance in microbial fuel cells, humic materials and oxidized metals as catalysts were investigated. The carbon-cloth anode containing tungsten showed a twofold increase in the power output, as compared to an anode without catalyst. The power output of the carbon-cloth anode containing humic materials was comparable with that of the anode without catalyst. A Nafion solution as the binder for bioanode catalyst was effective against tungsten, while it was not effective against humic materials. Further developments of anode catalyst using humic materials are required.
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