Table 1.
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) comparison between different authors and cathode configurations.
| Anode material and surface area | Cathode material and surface area | Membrane used | Voc (V) | Jpeak (A m-2) | Pmax (W m-2) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite felt of 100 cm2 | Copper plate of 100 cm2 | AEM | 0.485 | 23.0 | 5.50 | This study |
| Graphite paper of 20 cm2 | Graphite paper of 20 cm2 | BPM | 0.600 | 3.20 | 0.80 | ter Heijne et al. (2010) |
| Carbon fiber brush | Carbon rod of 4.7 cm2 | AEM | 0.590 | 1.20 | 0.28 | Cheng et al. (2013) |
| Graphite plate/graphite felt of 147 cm2 | Graphite plate of 27 cm2 | PEM | 0.480 | 2.00∗ | 0.24∗ | Tao et al. (2011) |
| 2 × Graphite felt of 29.6 cm2 | Titanium Wire of 1.02 cm2 | AEM | - | 7.00 | - | Modin et al. (2012) |
| 4 × Graphite felt of 22.5 cm2 | Graphite plate of 22.5 cm2 | AEM | 0.550 | 0.90 | 0.20 | Zhang et al. (2012) |
∗The measurements of Tao et al. (2011) are expressed in A m-3 and W m-3 for current and power densities.