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--- michka:research:microbial_fuel_cells:marseille3 [2014-10-04 14:51] – michka
+++ michka:research:microbial_fuel_cells:marseille3 [2014-10-08 14:39] (current) – michka
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 __Design features__
-   * **Substrate**: topsoil gathered from La Friche's garden - two days before assembly - inoculated with 10 mL of clay gathered in Niolon on the day of assembly.
+{{ :michka:research:microbial_fuel_cells:dscf6377.jpg?300 |Clay Sampling Location - Niolon, France}}
+//Clay sampling spot - Niolon, France.//
+   * **Substrate**: topsoil gathered from La Friche's garden - two days before assembly - inoculated with 10 mL of clay gathered in Niolon (picture above) on the day of assembly.
      * Volume: 80*30*2 cm3
    * **Container**: crate, covered with a transparent garbage plastic bag.
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 ====Crate Design #2====
 __Design features__
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    * **Voltage**: around 250 mV, stable.
    * **Current**: around 1.5 mA peak, decreasing slowly, stabilized around 0.60 mA.
+Performances on Day4:
+   * **Voltage**: around 350mV, stable.
+   * **Current**: around 1 mA.
 **Peak Power Measured**: 375 microW.
-**Max (stable) Power Measured**: 150 microW.
+**Max (stable) Power Measured**: around 350 microW.
 ====Pile Microbienne Marseillaise====
+{{ :michka:research:microbial_fuel_cells:dscf6391.jpg?300 |}}
 __Design features__
+{{ :michka:research:microbial_fuel_cells:dscf6389.jpg?300 |}}
+//Marine sediments sampling spot - Marseille, France//
    * **Substrate**: sea sediments gathered ten meters from the Catalan beach in Marseille on the day of assembly.
      * Volume: 0.5L
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    * **Current**: about 0.1 mA
-**Max Power Measured**: 1.3 mW
+Performances on Day1:
+   * **Voltage**: about 110mV
+     * **Current**: starting at 7 mA ! And dropping slowly
+**Peak Power Measured**: 770 microW
 __Observations__
 Even though the multimeter was connected the wrong way (+ on anode, - on cathode), we first had positive (and quite high) current and voltage value. Is this due to remanant charges from the PC battery ?
+==Conclusion==
+From both these expriments and those conducted in Bruxelles, we can conclude that the MFC behavior improves and stabilizes with time.
+As the "pile micrboienne marseillaise" increases its performance way quicker than the "Crate Design #2" It seems that a better mcirobial & nutrient source induces quicker results.
+Using newspaper or cardboard as a Proton Exchange Membrane seems fine.
+New long-term experiments should be conducted to test other parameters, including more broadly available electrode materials.