Voltage Recovery from Pesticides Doped Tomatoes, Cabbages and Loam Soil Inoculated with Rumen Waste: Microbial Fuel Cells

Abstract

In the current study, voltage generation from loam soil, cabbages and tomatoes for a retention time of thirty days using double chamber microbial fuel cell is investigated. The anodic with 1.5 liters’ substrate inoculated with rumen fluid from slaughter house and cathodic loaded with distilled water compartments were connected via a salt bridge made using 3% agarose in sodium chloride. The performance of microbial fuel cells was evaluated by measuring daily voltage using a multimeter. The observed results showed that the current produced increased for some time and levelled off on the tenth day. Current was highest in rumen fluid set up at 0.111±0.003 mA followed by tomato fruits, loam soil and least in cabbage at 0.101±0.008, 0.095±0.001 and 0.094±0.007 mA, respectively.