Electrogenic and Anti-Methanogenic Properties of Bacillus cereus for Enhanced Power Generation in Anaerobic Sludge Driven Microbial Fuel Cell

Mutual interactions between microorganisms play a vital role in the formation of electroactive biofilms, which is a key element in the longevity and success of bioelectrochemical systems. The present study was intended to examine both the electrogenic properties of B. cereus and its ability to inhib...

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Main Authors:	Islam, M. Amirul, Ethiraj, Baranitharan, Cheng, C. K., Yousuf, Abu, Khan, Maksudur R.
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spelling	ump-199192018-02-05T01:18:33Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19919/ Electrogenic and Anti-Methanogenic Properties of Bacillus cereus for Enhanced Power Generation in Anaerobic Sludge Driven Microbial Fuel Cell Islam, M. Amirul Ethiraj, Baranitharan Cheng, C. K. Yousuf, Abu Khan, Maksudur R. TP Chemical technology Mutual interactions between microorganisms play a vital role in the formation of electroactive biofilms, which is a key element in the longevity and success of bioelectrochemical systems. The present study was intended to examine both the electrogenic properties of B. cereus and its ability to inhibit methanogenesis in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The potential influence of the incorporation of B. cereus into anaerobic sludge (AS) on the electrochemical activity was assessed using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analyses. The CV of MFCs with B. cereus showed a strong redox peak, suggesting that B. cereus has electrogenetic properties. Moreover, the incorporation of B. cereus into AS provided an enhancement in the power generation (4.83 W/m3) and the CE (22%) of the MFC compared to the corresponding values for an MFC inoculated solely with AS (1.82 W/m3, 12%). The increase in power generation could be due to the antimethanogenic property of B. cereus, which was evident from the 54% reduction in methane production. The results of this study suggest that the incorporation of microorganisms with electrogenic and antimethanogenic properties into AS promotes the formation of electroactive biofilms and maximizes the power generation of MFCs by suppressing the methanogenesis. American Chemical Society (ACS Publications) 2017-05-23 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19919/1/islam2017-energy%20fuel.pdf application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19919/7/maksudur-2017-acs.pdf Islam, M. Amirul and Ethiraj, Baranitharan and Cheng, C. K. and Yousuf, Abu and Khan, Maksudur R. (2017) Electrogenic and Anti-Methanogenic Properties of Bacillus cereus for Enhanced Power Generation in Anaerobic Sludge Driven Microbial Fuel Cell. Energy & Fuels, 31 (6). pp. 6132-6139. ISSN 0887-0624 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b00434 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b00434
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Islam, M. Amirul Ethiraj, Baranitharan Cheng, C. K. Yousuf, Abu Khan, Maksudur R. Electrogenic and Anti-Methanogenic Properties of Bacillus cereus for Enhanced Power Generation in Anaerobic Sludge Driven Microbial Fuel Cell
description	Mutual interactions between microorganisms play a vital role in the formation of electroactive biofilms, which is a key element in the longevity and success of bioelectrochemical systems. The present study was intended to examine both the electrogenic properties of B. cereus and its ability to inhibit methanogenesis in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The potential influence of the incorporation of B. cereus into anaerobic sludge (AS) on the electrochemical activity was assessed using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analyses. The CV of MFCs with B. cereus showed a strong redox peak, suggesting that B. cereus has electrogenetic properties. Moreover, the incorporation of B. cereus into AS provided an enhancement in the power generation (4.83 W/m3) and the CE (22%) of the MFC compared to the corresponding values for an MFC inoculated solely with AS (1.82 W/m3, 12%). The increase in power generation could be due to the antimethanogenic property of B. cereus, which was evident from the 54% reduction in methane production. The results of this study suggest that the incorporation of microorganisms with electrogenic and antimethanogenic properties into AS promotes the formation of electroactive biofilms and maximizes the power generation of MFCs by suppressing the methanogenesis.
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author	Islam, M. Amirul Ethiraj, Baranitharan Cheng, C. K. Yousuf, Abu Khan, Maksudur R.
author_facet	Islam, M. Amirul Ethiraj, Baranitharan Cheng, C. K. Yousuf, Abu Khan, Maksudur R.
author_sort	Islam, M. Amirul
title	Electrogenic and Anti-Methanogenic Properties of Bacillus cereus for Enhanced Power Generation in Anaerobic Sludge Driven Microbial Fuel Cell
title_short	Electrogenic and Anti-Methanogenic Properties of Bacillus cereus for Enhanced Power Generation in Anaerobic Sludge Driven Microbial Fuel Cell
title_full	Electrogenic and Anti-Methanogenic Properties of Bacillus cereus for Enhanced Power Generation in Anaerobic Sludge Driven Microbial Fuel Cell
title_fullStr	Electrogenic and Anti-Methanogenic Properties of Bacillus cereus for Enhanced Power Generation in Anaerobic Sludge Driven Microbial Fuel Cell
title_full_unstemmed	Electrogenic and Anti-Methanogenic Properties of Bacillus cereus for Enhanced Power Generation in Anaerobic Sludge Driven Microbial Fuel Cell
title_sort	electrogenic and anti-methanogenic properties of bacillus cereus for enhanced power generation in anaerobic sludge driven microbial fuel cell
publisher	American Chemical Society (ACS Publications)
publishDate	2017
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19919/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19919/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19919/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19919/1/islam2017-energy%20fuel.pdf http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19919/7/maksudur-2017-acs.pdf
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Electrogenic and Anti-Methanogenic Properties of Bacillus cereus for Enhanced Power Generation in Anaerobic Sludge Driven Microbial Fuel Cell

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