A microbial fuel cell utilizes the natural metabolic activities of microorganisms in the production of electrical power. The objectives of this project were (1) to determine the feasibility of using activated sludge as the microbe for a microbial fuel cell, (2) to determine the optimal setup to yield the most electrical power, and (3) to evaluate the scale up of our microbial fuel cell. The results of this project indicate that activated sludge is capable of generating electrical power, the simplified cell being the best setup, and the scale up of the model could potentially power a wastewater treatment plant.

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Creator

• Wojcik, Michael Jerome
• Leung, Jennifer Woon Yee

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02D529M

Advisor

• Miller, Judith E.
• DiBiasio, David

Year

• 2002

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright