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Mittapalli Nagesh1, Senthilkumar P.2, Jenifer Selvarani A.1, Raji P. 1, Kasirajan Kasipandian3, Paulraj Ponnaiah4, Iyappan Petchi4, Antony V. Samrot4 , Thirumurugan R5
1Department of Biotechnology, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiar Nagar, Chennai – 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Department of Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiar Nagar, Chennai – 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India.
3Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and IT, MAHSA University, Jenjarom, Selangor – 42610, Malaysia.
4Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, MAHSA University, Jenjarom, Selangor – 42610, Malaysia.
5Department of Transfusion Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry – 605 006, India.
J. Pure Appl. Microbiol., 2019, 13 (4): 2151-2158 | Article Number: 5914
https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.13.4.27 | © The Author(s). 2019
Received: 21/10/2019 | Accepted: 10/12/2019 | Published: 25/12/2019
Abstract

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) has become a great attraction amongst most researchers, where degradation of waste takes place simultaneously produces electricity. Using an efficient organism and a better proton exchange membrane gives out good electricity. In this study, Exiguobacterium sp SU-5 was isolated from soil and used for producing electricity against carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC) in Nafion membrane and Salt bridge fitted MFC, where both act as proton exchange membrane. The organism was found to produce more electricity in Nafion membrane fitted MFC. Later the organism was subjected to produce electricity against kitchen waste and the kitchen waste was also checked for BOD, COD and other water analysis before and after the treatment. The organism could produce more electricity in Nafion membrane fitted MFC and found to reduce chloride, fluoride and hardness of water.

Keywords

MFC; carboxy methyl cellulose; kitchen waste; electricity.

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