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| I also found a [[http://prezi.com/aw1kjprkgphz/tpe-comment-augmenter-et-utiliser-la-production-denergie-a-partir-dexcrement-de-cheval/|presentation]] made by a group of students on low-tech horse-crap-based MFCs, with actual power figures in it (about 100mW for 120g of horsecrap). | I also found a [[http://prezi.com/aw1kjprkgphz/tpe-comment-augmenter-et-utiliser-la-production-denergie-a-partir-dexcrement-de-cheval/|presentation]] made by a group of students on low-tech horse-crap-based MFCs, with actual power figures in it (about 100mW for 120g of horsecrap). Interesting aspect of their designs: they use a small sponge covered with rocks as a proton exchange membrane. |
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| ====Experiments==== | ====Experiments==== |
| * See [[michka:research:microbial_fuel_cells:Bruxelles2|here]] for the quite good performances obtained with compost tea. | * See [[michka:research:microbial_fuel_cells:Bruxelles2|here]] for the quite good performances obtained with compost tea. |
| * Does it also work with usual soil ? | * Does it also work with usual soil ? |
| * A brief experiment in [[michka:research:microbial_fuel_cells:Marseille3|Marseille]] gave bad signs. The battery was flat after two hours on measurements. | * A brief experiment in [[michka:research:microbial_fuel_cells:Marseille3|Marseille]] gave bad signs. The battery was flat after two hours on measurements. However, longer-term experiments should be performed to let time to the anaerobic bacterial consortium to develop. |
| * How can we keep feeding the sludge, to make the fuel cell operation continuous ? | * How can we keep feeding the sludge, to make the fuel cell operation continuous ? |
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