Electrochemical Dynamics of Producing Power from Treating Organic Wastewater in Biofuel Cell

Abstract

Bio-fuel cell was comprised of two chambers with inserted anode and cathode containing proton permeable ionic exchange membrane in treatment of organic waste and wastewater. The anodic chamber was seeded with mesophilic clostridium sp., and was able to couple with a buffer solution as cathodic electrolyte through the membrane in cathodic chamber. The electrochemical process was measured by using a monitoring system. The electrochemical dynamic process was investigated by the testing platform of common geometry when the bio-fuel cell operated and generated a steady state current and voltage. The mathematic model was setup by electrochemical dynamics. The reacted process dynamics was calculated by the finite element analysis method. It is useful to improve its performance.