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Electricity production from glucose in a microbial fuel cell using pure culture and mixed culture
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are devices that are able to convert the chemical energy of organic compounds into the electric energy by microorganisms. Electricity generation in MFC is linked to the ability of certain bacteria, called electrogenic bacteria, to transfer electrons to the anode electrode in the MFC. To date, about 20 pure isolates have been reported to be able to generate electricity in MFCs. The electrogenic bacteria have been discovered and isolated, such as Aeromonas species (Chung and Okabe, 2009) and Klebsiella pneumoniae. However, less is known concerning the electricity production in a MFC using mixed culture. In this st udy, we compare electricity productions in MFCs using pure culture and mixed culture.
