Electricity Generation by Saccharomyces cerevisae and Clostridium acetobutylicum via Microbial Fuel Cell Technology: A Comparative Study

A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a device that converts chemical energy into electricity through the catalytic activities of microorganisms. In the present contribution, we demonstrated the comparative electricity production capacity of Saccharomyces cerevisae and Clostridium acetobutylicum in two chambered MFC using Artificial Waste water. Temperature, pH, substrate concentration and addition of complex waste (Molasses) were used as comparison indicators. Up to 10.89 mA and 10.45 mA current was generated by Saccharomyces cerevisae and Clostridium acetobutylicum in 10 days of operation.