Fujinaga,A, Tei,K, Ozaki,H, Takanami,R, Taniguchi,S
J. Water and Environment Technology 14(3) 141-148 2016年6月 査読有り
The graphite powder was added to a microbial fuel cell (MFC) that uses soil to decrease the internal resistance and increase the electric power (W) and electric charge (ampere hour: Ah). The effect of adding graphite to soil MFC is evaluated by experiment and simulation using mathematical models. In this experiment, total weight of the reddish granular soil and the graphite powder was 1000 g, and ratio of the graphite powder were set to five values between 0% and 20% by weight. The grain size of the soil was between 3 and 8 mm. The diameter of electrode was 9 cm. The initial COD of synthetic waste water was 1400 mg/L. As a result, the amount of Ah was maximized when 10% of the graphite powder was mixed. When the amount of the graphite powder increased, the internal resistance decreased; however, consumption of COD decreased and the microbial reaction decreased. This might be because the graphite powder covers the surface of the soil, and it disturbs the adsorption of the soil and decreases the surface area of the soil for biofilms. Therefore, a suitable proportion of the graphite powder exists, and it was approximately 10% in this experiment.