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    The document describes the components and process for building a microbial fuel cell that generates electricity from bacteria. The key components are two plastic containers, aluminum mesh, copper wire, and a salt bridge. Bacteria in one container consume organic waste and release electrons, protons, and carbon dioxide. The electrons travel through the copper wire to the second container, while protons pass through the salt bridge. In the second container, oxygen, protons, and electrons combine to form water in a reduction reaction, generating electricity in the process. The salt bridge allows protons to flow between containers to complete the redox reaction.

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    The document describes the components and process for building a microbial fuel cell that generates electricity from bacteria. The key components are two plastic containers, aluminum mesh, copper wire, and a salt bridge. Bacteria in one container consume organic waste and release electrons, protons, and carbon dioxide. The electrons travel through the copper wire to the second container, while protons pass through the salt bridge. In the second container, oxygen, protons, and electrons combine to form water in a reduction reaction, generating electricity in the process. The salt bridge allows protons to flow between containers to complete the redox reaction.

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    The document describes the components and process for building a microbial fuel cell that generates electricity from bacteria. The key components are two plastic containers, aluminum mesh, copper wire, and a salt bridge. Bacteria in one container consume organic waste and release electrons, protons, and carbon dioxide. The electrons travel through the copper wire to the second container, while protons pass through the salt bridge. In the second container, oxygen, protons, and electrons combine to form water in a reduction reaction, generating electricity in the process. The salt bridge allows protons to flow between containers to complete the redox reaction.

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    MICROBIAL FUEL CELL

    GENRATING ELECTRICITY FROM BACTERIA

    Required Components
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    2 1l Plastic Containers
    Cotton rope
    Aluminum mesh
    Paper clips
    Copper wire
    Alligator clips
    Electrical tape
    Glue gun
    Glue sticks
    Aquarium air pump

    Duct tape
    Sludge
    Hand spade
    Bucket
    Water
    Salt
    Small Pot
    Spoon
    Voltmeter
    Drill gun

    Specifications of Sludge
    Any organic waste material should be compatible
    with the microbial fuel cell. As long as there is a
    good enough balance of bacteria and organic
    material, it should work.

    Reaction Oxidation
    Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
    During the first (oxidation) reaction, which takes place in the
    sludge-filled container on the anode, the bacteria consume
    glucose for energy and water. They then yield carbon dioxide,
    positive hydrogen ions, and electrons. The positive hydrogen
    ions and the electrons are attracted to compounds in the
    second container and will take part in a reduction reaction. The
    electrons travel up through the aluminum mesh and copper
    wire to the cathode in the second container. The positive
    hydrogen ions make their way across the salt bridge to the
    second container. This is where the second part of the redox
    reaction takes place.

    Precautions
    Anaerobic bacteria should be exposed to as little
    oxygen as possible.

    Reaction Reduction
    During the reduction reaction, the positive hydrogen ions
    combine with the electrons leftover from the oxidation reaction
    and oxygen from within the water to yield water. The
    redoxreaction ends here. Therefore, the lifetime of the
    microbial fuel cell is limited by the lifetime of the bacteria
    within the sample of sludge.

    Function of Aquarium
    Pump
    The aquarium pump provides extra oxygen to the
    reaction yielding water.
    Because the bacteria are not exposed to oxygen,
    they produce carbon dioxide, protons, and
    electrons instead of carbon dioxide and water.

    Reaction Salt Bridge


    The salt bridge allows for current to flow of hydrogen ions in a
    circuit. If it did not exist, there would be a pileup of electrons, and
    the current would stop, rendering the cell useless. The anode of
    the microbial fuel cell depends on a potential that causes the
    current to flow, and therefore, the oxidation reaction in its chamber
    is also dependent on a potential. In this case, the potential
    element is the cathode in the chamber filled with oxygenated
    water, because it helps to complete a reduction reaction in that
    chamber. Oxidation and reduction reactions always have to occur
    together (called a redox reaction), and in a microbial fuel cell, they
    are absolutely necessary. Electrons emitted by an oxidation
    reaction must be accepted by atoms or ions of another substance.

    THE SALT BRIDGE CAN ALSO BE CALLED AS PROTON


    EXCHANGE MEMBRANE or PEM

    Results
    Through this Microbial Fuel Cell
    we are expecting an
    EMF of 100 300mV

    Operating Conditions

    Functions well in mild conditions

    Temperature 70 100 F

    Efficiency

    The effective efficiency depends on the


    substrate used.

    Our expected efficiency is ~90%

    References

    http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Microbial-Fuel-Cell-easy/

    http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Algae-Home-CO2-ScrubberPart-III-An-Algae/

    Our Team
    PRANAVCHENDUR T K | 15BCE1097
    HIMANSHU AGARWAL | 15BCE1366
    HRISHIKESH HANDIQUE | 15BCE1104
    DEEPAM WADHWANI | 15BCE1109
    YASH VERMA | 15BEE1221
    SAHIL GUPTA | 15BCE1367

    Thank You !!!

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