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Rapid Evaluation of Power Degradation in Series Connection of Single Feeding Microsized Microbial Fuel Cells
Author(s) -
Rojas Jhonathan Prieto,
Alqarni Wejdan,
Hussain Muhammad Mustafa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.201402035
Subject(s) - microbial fuel cell , degradation (telecommunications) , cathode , power density , power (physics) , voltage , materials science , electricity generation , channel (broadcasting) , nanotechnology , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
We have developed a sustainable, single feeding, microsized, air‐cathode and membrane‐free microbial fuel cells with a volume of 40 μL each, which we have used for rapid evaluation of power generation and viability of a series array of three cells seeking higher voltage levels. Contrary to expectations, the achieved power density was modest (45 mW m −3 ), limited due to non‐uniformities in assembly and the single‐channel feeding system.