| Abstrak/Abstract |
The research was conducted to analyze the performance and anodic biofilm composition of dairy wastewater microbial fuel cell. This Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) fed with dairy wastewater using initial COD of 1 200 mg · L-1 and pH 6.9. Anaerobic mixed-sludge of industrial wastewater treatment was used as an initial source of electrogenic bacteria. The highest power density, volumetric power, and COD removal efficiency of MFC operation were of 131 m Wm-2, 2.4 Wm-3, and 76 %, respectively. Culturing of anodic biofilm compositions of MFC were dominated by a genus of Commamonas, Bacillus, and Sphingobacterium. Utilization of dairy wastewater in MFC could support anodic bacterial growth for generating electricity and removing pollutant. Hence, this result would be a sustainable and reliable source of bio-energy generation. © 2016 Author(s). |
