TY - GEN
T1 - Generación de electricidad sostenible a través de desechos de manzana
AU - Flores, Segundo Rojas
AU - Benites, Santiago M.
AU - De La Cruz Noriega, Magaly
AU - Nazario-Naveda, Renny
AU - Gallozzo-Cardenas, Moises
AU - Diaz, Félix
AU - Delfín-Narciso, Daniel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Due to the increase in the production of fruits for consumption and export, large amounts of waste from the same fruits are being generated, causing a great environmental problem, especially in developing countries that do not have an adequate process for their use or treatment. In this context, microbial fuel cells are presented as a novel technology that could provide a solution to this problem in the future by reusing organic waste as an energy source. In the present work, microbial fuel cells (MFC) were manufactured on a laboratory scale using apple waste as a substrate with Zinc and Copper electrodes. It was possible to generate electrical current and voltage peaks of 7.567 ±.0117 mA and 1.452 ± 0.023 V, which operated with an electrical conductivity of the substrate of 152.326 ± 4.58 mS/cm and with an acid pH on day 16, where it was observed their maximum values. An internal resistance of approximately 31.548 ± 4.871 Ω was found, whose power density was 466.27 ± 16.824 mW/cm2 at a current density of 4.424 A/cm2. The microbial fuel cells were connected in series managing to generate a voltage of 3.17 V, enough to light a red LED light.
AB - Due to the increase in the production of fruits for consumption and export, large amounts of waste from the same fruits are being generated, causing a great environmental problem, especially in developing countries that do not have an adequate process for their use or treatment. In this context, microbial fuel cells are presented as a novel technology that could provide a solution to this problem in the future by reusing organic waste as an energy source. In the present work, microbial fuel cells (MFC) were manufactured on a laboratory scale using apple waste as a substrate with Zinc and Copper electrodes. It was possible to generate electrical current and voltage peaks of 7.567 ±.0117 mA and 1.452 ± 0.023 V, which operated with an electrical conductivity of the substrate of 152.326 ± 4.58 mS/cm and with an acid pH on day 16, where it was observed their maximum values. An internal resistance of approximately 31.548 ± 4.871 Ω was found, whose power density was 466.27 ± 16.824 mW/cm2 at a current density of 4.424 A/cm2. The microbial fuel cells were connected in series managing to generate a voltage of 3.17 V, enough to light a red LED light.
KW - apple waste
KW - bioelectricity
KW - electric current generation
KW - microbial fuel cells
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M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85172408019
T3 - Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
BT - Proceedings of the 21st LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
A2 - Larrondo Petrie, Maria M.
A2 - Texier, Jose
A2 - Matta, Rodolfo Andres Rivas
T2 - 21st LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology, LACCEI 2023
Y2 - 19 July 2023 through 21 July 2023
ER -