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Marine floating microbial fuel cell involving aerobic biofilm on stainless steel cathodes

Benjamin Erable
Rémy Lacroix
Marie-Line Délia-Dupuy
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Here is presented a new design of a floating marine MFC in which the inter-electrode space is constant. This design allows the generation of stable current for applications in environments where the water column is large or subject to fluctuations such as tidal effects. The operation of the first prototype was validated by running a continuous test campaign for 6 months. Performance in terms of electricity generation was already equivalent to what is conventionally reported in the literature with basic benthic MFCs despite the identification of a large internal resistance in the proposed design of the floating system. This high internal resistance is mainly explained by poor positioning of the membrane separating the anode compartment from the open seawater. The future objectives are to achieve more consistent performance and a second-generation prototype is now being developed, mainly incorporating a modification of the separator position and a stainless steel biocathode with a large bioavailable surface.
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hal-00875251 , version 1 (21-10-2013)

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Benjamin Erable, Rémy Lacroix, Luc Etcheverry, Damien Féron, Marie-Line Délia-Dupuy, et al.. Marine floating microbial fuel cell involving aerobic biofilm on stainless steel cathodes. Bioresource Technology, 2013, vol. 142, pp. 510-516. ⟨10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.063⟩. ⟨hal-00875251⟩
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