Sometimes
it is important to show what directions we should not take or we need to
overcome. “Power Degradation In Series Connected Multiple Single Feeding 40 µL
Microbial Fuel Cells” by Jhonathan Prieto Rojas, Wejdan Alqarni and Muhammad
Mustafa Hussain is one of those few. We have developed and studied sustainable,
single feeding, micro-sized, air-cathode and membrane-less microbial fuel cells
with a volume of 40 µL each, which we have used for rapid evaluation of power
generation and viability of a series array of three cells seeking higher
voltage levels. The achieved power density was modest (45 mW/m
3),
which was limited due to non-uniformities in assembly and the single-channel
feeding system. The paper will be published in Energy Technology (Wiley VCH)
which we hope to be a cover page – keep striking team!
Kudos
to Jhonathan (no one leaves our group without a mark so kudos to Wejdan too)!