Additive Manufacturing of a Microbial Fuel Cell—A detailed study

نویسندگان

  • Flaviana Calignano
  • Tonia Tommasi
  • Diego Manfredi
  • Alessandro Chiolerio
چکیده

In contemporary society we observe an everlasting permeation of electron devices, smartphones, portable computing tools. The tiniest living organisms on Earth could become the key to address this challenge: energy generation by bacterial processes from renewable stocks/waste through devices such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs). However, the application of this solution was limited by a moderately low efficiency. We explored the limits, if any, of additive manufacturing (AM) technology to fabricate a fully AM-based powering device, exploiting low density, open porosities able to host the microbes, systems easy to fuel continuously and to run safely. We obtained an optimal energy recovery close to 3 kWh m(-3) per day that can power sensors and low-power appliances, allowing data processing and transmission from remote/harsh environments.

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دوره 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015