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Biodegradation of Penicillin and Electricity Generation from Swine Wastewater using Ceramic Microbial Fuel Cell

. Pimprapa Chaijak


Abstract

In order to improve the penicillin removal from the swine wastewater, the main challenge is to developed practical system for penicillin removal with low-operating cost. In this study, the low-cost ceramic microbial fuel cell (CMFC) was integrated with the penicillin degrading consortium. The electrochemical properties such as open circuit voltage (OCV), current density (CD), and power density (PD) were measured. In term of wastewater treatment, the laccase activity, penicillin and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies were studied. The results indicated that the maximal OCV, CD, and PD of the CMFC of 972.88±2.03 mV, 2.00±0.15 A/m3 and 0.92±0.02 W/m3 were achieved at the stationary phase. The extracellular laccase of 2.54±0.08 U/mL was released. The maximal penicillin and COD removal of 95.10±1.30% and 96.15±2.25%. This work provided the new knowledge in using the low-cost ceramic separator microbial fuel cell for penicillin removal and electricity generation from the swine wastewater.

 

 

Index Terms- Bioelectricity generation, Microbial fuel cell, Penicillin, Swine wastewater

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