Inside Cover: Rapid Evaluation of Power Degradation in Series Connection of Single Feeding Microsized Microbial Fuel Cells (Energy Technol. 8/2014)

• Published in: Energy technology (Weinheim, Germany) Vol. 2; no. 8; p. 666
• Main Authors: Rojas, Jhonathan Prieto, Alqarni, Wejdan, Hussain, Muhammad Mustafa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-08-2014
• Subjects: Biochemical fuel cells; Microorganisms
• ISSN: 2194-4288; 2194-4296
• DOI: 10.1002/ente.201490016

Series arrays of Microbial Fuel Cells: MFC technology is an attractive and innovative approach for energy generation by reusing waste resources. Sustainable, membrane-less, single feeding, microsized microbial fuel cells are fabricated to quickly evaluate the power generation and viability of a series array of three MFCs as described in the Communication authored by Jhonathan Rojas, Wejdan Alqarni, and Muhammad Hussain from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology on . The cover image shows the applied design that generated 45mWm super(-3) power. The study shows that the power generation of the series array of microsized MFCs can be strongly limited due to high internal resistance, non-uniformities in assembly, and the single-channel feeding system, which could lead to an unwanted voltage reversal effect.