MFCs

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    In lab experiments, Liu’s team successfully generated 1,010 watts per cubic meter of reactor, or enough to power 16 60-watt light bulbs. The highest previous level of sustainable electricity generated from a cubic meter of air cathode microbial fuel cell is less than 115 watts. In experiments done even more recently, Liu and colleagues have generated more than 1,500 watts from the same reactor volume:
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    https://biopact.com/2007_09_30_archive.html

    Probably the most immediate and useful applications of MFCs are in the classroom: Students find electricity generation by bacteria both fascinating and fun! We have found MFCs to be an effective educational tool to capture student interest. These small and portable systems serve as a wonderful platform for motivating students to study and understand complex concepts of cell respiration, microbial ecology, electrochemistry, and materials science. And a process that can couple sustainable energy production with waste treatment has innate appeal to environmentally minded students. The MFC is a model system for science instruction that dissolves disciplinary boundaries and shows how technology can help solve significant social and environmental issues. We have seen direct evidence for the appeal of this technology through recent science-fair projects on MFCs by students in middle and high schools around the world.
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    https://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/ ... logan.html
    https://www.thestudentwiki.org/wiki/inde ... _batteries
    https://www.microbialfuelcell.org/newsevents.htm
    https://news.cnet.com/crave/?search=microbial+fuel+cell
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