A single-chamber microbial fuel cell as an alternative biosensor for continuous and onsite determination of BOD in wastewater
Author affiliations
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15625/2525-2518/19181Keywords:
BOD, single-chamber microbial fuel cell, voltage, biosensor, wastewaterAbstract
The two main pollution parameters, BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), are crucial factors in assessing water quality and pollution levels. Currently, COD can be measured using sensor devices, while BOD relies on the activity of microorganisms. Traditionally, the quantification of biologically oxidizable organic carbon involves measuring oxygen consumption over a five-day period, commonly known as the BOD5 test. However, the BOD5 test has several disadvantages, such as its time-consuming nature, unsuitability for process control, and the requirement for highly skilled samplers. It was hypothesized that the output of a single-chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) with an air-cathode could serve as an alternative method for measuring BOD. To validate this hypothesis, this study conducted some experiments using the model of SCMFC. When artificial wastewater, utilizing sodium acetate as fuel, was employed, a strong linear correlation (R2 > 0.99) between the total charge transferred and BOD5 concentration was confirmed. Additionally, the linear relationship was also investigated for real domestic wastewater, resulting in a combined correlation with an R2 value exceeding 0.98. Until now, research on biosensors (particularly SCMFC-based biosensors) in Viet Nam is still relatively new and has not been extensively conducted. The results of this study could provide a solid foundation for the development of continuous and onsite BOD sensors to monitor BOD concentrations in wastewater streams.
Downloads
References
1. Cui Y., Lai B., Tang X. - Microbial Fuel Cell-Based Biosensors. Biosensors, 9(3) (2019) 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios9030092.
2. Logan B. E., Hamelers B., Rozendal R., Schroder U., Keller J., Freguia S., Aelterman P., Verstraete W., Rabaey K. - Microbial fuel cells: methodology and technology. Environ. Sci. Technol., 40(17) (2006) 5181-5192. https://doi.org/10.1021/es0605016.
3. Bond D. R., Lovley D. R. - Electricity production by Geobacter sulfurreducens attached to electrodes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 69(3) (2003) 1548-1555. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.3.1548-1555.2003.
4. Reguera G., McCarthy K. D., Mehta T., Nicoll J. S., Tuominen M. T., Lovley D. R. - Extracellular electron transfer via microbial nanowires. Nature, 435(7045) (2005) 1098-1101. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03661.
5. Dinh H. T. T., Kambara H., Matsushita S., Aoi Y., Kindaichi T., Ozaki N., Ohashi A. - Biological methane production coupled with sulfur oxidation in a microbial electrosynthesis system without organic substrates. J. Environ. Sci., 116 (2022) 68-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.027.
6. Hernández-Flores G., Poggi-Varaldo H. M., Solorza-Feria O., Ponce-Noyola M. T., Romero-Castañón T., Rinderknecht-Seijas N., Galíndez-Mayer J. - Characteristics of a single chamber microbial fuel cell equipped with a low cost membrane. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 40(48) (2015) 17380-17387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.10.024.
7. Karube I., Matsunaga T., Mitsuda S., Suzuki S. - Microbial electrode BOD sensors. Biotechnol. Bioeng., 19(10) (1977) 1535-1547. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.260191010.
8. Tan T. C., Li F., Neoh K. G., Lee Y. K. - Microbial membrane-modified dissolved oxygen probe for rapid biochemical oxygen demand measurement. Sens. Actuators B: Chem., 8(2) (1992) 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/0925-4005(92)80175-w.
9. Yang Z., Suzuki H., Sasaki S., Karube I. - Disposable sensor for biochemical oxygen demand. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 46(1) (1996) 10-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530050776.
10. Stirling J. L., Bennetto H. P., Delaney G. M., Mason J. R., Roller S. D., Tanaka K., Thurston C. F. - Microbial fuel cells. Biochem. Soc. Trans., 11(4) (1983) 451-453. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0110451.
11. Pham T. H., Duong N. V. H., Dinh T. H., Bui T. V. H., Mai T. D. L., Nguyen T. T. T. - Preliminary research on developing microbial fuel cells for use as biosensors for on-site detection of iron and manganese in water sources in Vietnam. Project Code 106.03-2012.06, University of Science - Vietnam National University, Hanoi (2013).
12. Nong M. T., Pham T. H. - Research and Development of Microbial Fuel Cell Devices for Use as Biosensors to Assess Wastewater Quality. Master's thesis Thesis, VNU Hanoi University of Science (2014).
13. Lam N. H. P., Dinh T. T. H. - Research on Wastewater Pollution Treatment at Dinh Quan Waste Treatment Plant Using a Combined Coagulation and UASB Mode. Master's thesis Thesis, University of Natural Resources and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City (2023).
14. Cheng S., Liu H., Logan B. E. - Increased performance of single-chamber microbial fuel cells using an improved cathode structure. Electrochem. Commun., 8(3) (2006) 489-494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2006.01.010.
15. Boas J. V., Oliveira V. B., Simões M., Pinto A. M. F. R. - A 1D model for a single chamber microbial fuel cell. Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 184 (2022) 627-636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2022.06.030.
16. Wang Y., Liu X., Wang M., Zhang P., Zong Y., Zhang Q. - A single-chamber microbial fuel cell for rapid determination of biochemical oxygen demand using low-cost activated carbon as cathode catalyst. Environ. Technol., 39(24) (2018) 3228-3237. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2017.1375998.
17. Dinh H. T. T., Kambara H., Harada Y., Matsushita S., Aoi Y., Kindaichi T., Ozaki N., Ohashi A. - Bioelectrical Methane Production with an Ammonium Oxidative Reaction under the No Organic Substance Condition. Microbes Environ., 36(2) (2021) https://doi.org/10.1264/jsme2.ME21007.
18. Lorant B., Gyalai-Korpos M., Goryanin I., Tardy G. M. - Single chamber air-cathode microbial fuel cells as biosensors for determination of biodegradable organics. Biotechnol. Lett., 41(4-5) (2019) 555-563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-019-02668-4.
19. Modin O., Wilen B. M. - A novel bioelectrochemical BOD sensor operating with voltage input. Water Res., 46(18) (2012) 6113-6120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.08.042.
20. Tardy G. M., Lorant B., Gyalai-Korpos M., Bakos V., Simpson D., Goryanin I. - Microbial fuel cell biosensor for the determination of biochemical oxygen demand of wastewater samples containing readily and slowly biodegradable organics. Biotechnol. Lett., 43(2) (2021) 445-454. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-020-03050-5.
21. Kim M., Youn S. M., Shin S. H., Jang J. G., Han S. H., Hyun M. S., Gadd G. M., Kim H. J. - Practical field application of a novel BOD monitoring system. J. Environ. Monit., 5(4) (2003) 640-643. https://doi.org/10.1039/b304583h.
22. Kambara H., Dinh H. T. T., Matsushita S., Aoi Y., Kindaichi T., Ozaki N., Ohashi A. - New microbial electrosynthesis system for methane production from carbon dioxide coupled with oxidation of sulfide to sulfate. J. Environ. Sci., 125 (2023) 786-797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2022.02.029.
23. Liu H., Logan B. E. - Electricity generation using an air-cathode single chamber microbial fuel cell in the presence and absence of a proton exchange membrane. Environ. Sci. Technol., 38(14) (2004) 4040-4046. https://doi.org/10.1021/es0499344.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Vietnam Journal of Sciences and Technology (VJST) is an open access and peer-reviewed journal. All academic publications could be made free to read and downloaded for everyone. In addition, articles are published under term of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA) Licence which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited & ShareAlike terms followed.
Copyright on any research article published in VJST is retained by the respective author(s), without restrictions. Authors grant VAST Journals System a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Upon author(s) by giving permission to VJST either via VJST journal portal or other channel to publish their research work in VJST agrees to all the terms and conditions of https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ License and terms & condition set by VJST.
Authors have the responsibility of to secure all necessary copyright permissions for the use of 3rd-party materials in their manuscript.
