@article{Alshehri_2015, title={Generation of Renewable Power from Biodegradation of Anthracene in a Microbial Fuel Cell Reactor Using Different Bacterial Inocula}, volume={3}, url={https://nepjol.info/index.php/IJASBT/article/view/12731}, DOI={10.3126/ijasbt.v3i2.12731}, abstractNote={<p>Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are increasingly attracting attention as a sustainable technology as they convert chemical energy in organic pollutants to renewable electricity. Anthracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) that presents a high pollution and health risk. In this study, anthracene degradation with electricity production in Single – chamber air cathode MFC was investigated with respect to values of its biodegradation and MFC performance using different inocula combinations (Anaerobic sludge (AS), <em>Pseudomonas putida </em>(PP), <em>Geobacter sulfurreducens </em>(GS), <em>Shewanella putrefaciens</em>(SP), mixed cultures, and combinations thereof). All the inocula showed high potentials for anthracene degradation efficiency and power density, ranged 41 – 98 % within 120 – 216h and 110.08 – 156.06 mW/m<sup>2</sup>, respectively. The best overall performing inoculum was anaerobic sludge supplemented with <em>P. putida </em>(AS+PP), having a degradation rate, degradation efficiency, COD removal, maximum power density and coulombic efficiency of 38 μM/d, 98 %, 83 %, 156.06 mW/m<sup>2</sup> and 21, respectively. Effect of initial anthracene concentration was also investigated. Results indicated that increasing of initial anthracene concentration to 40 mg/L has a positive effect on both the anthracene degradation rate and the power density by 79 and 83.93 %, respectively, which attained by the best inoculum AS+PP (degradation rate of 41 μM/d and a maximum power density of 287.04 mW/m<sup>2</sup>).This study highlights the possibility of using MFCs technology to generate renewable electricity and achieve high degradation rates of anthracene simultaneously, through co-metabolism.</p><p>Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 3(2): 151-161</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v3i2.12731">http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v3i2.12731</a></p><p> </p>}, number={2}, journal={International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology}, author={Alshehri, A.N.Z.}, year={2015}, month={Jun.}, pages={151–161} }