Microbial Fuel Cell

MFCs (Microbial Fuel Cells) are innovative biotechnologies that use bacteria present in organic waste to produce electrical energy.

The disposal of organic waste occurs through an anaerobic digestion process that both nourishes the bacteria and generates electricity by directly converting chemical energy into electrical energy.

These biotechnologies reconcile two aspects of great interest to modern society: waste disposal and energy production from renewable sources.

Bacteria for waste disposal and clean energy production

Bacteria produce hydrogen from the proteins contained in organic matter and are also able to activate the separation of the hydrogen ion (H⁺) and the electron (e⁻), which pass respectively through the proton exchange membrane and the external electrical circuit, generating a flow of direct current.