Production of Electrical Energy From Food Industry Wastes Using Microbial Fuel Cell Technology

Year 2018, Volume: 8 Issue: 2/2, 22 - 36, 27.12.2018

Ayşe Şebnem Erenler Esra Nezafed Ülke

Abstract

Today, most food waste is disposed of by conventional processes like composting and burning which can causing
groundwater pollution, multiplication of disease-causing organisms and toxic gas emissions. This scope of work;
The use of food wastes as a substrate in Microbial Fuel Cell (MYH) is aimed at the treatment of food wastes and
energy recovery. In the study, electricity production with MYH, which we designed using molasses, whey and
olive mill waste water as food waste, has been successfully accomplished. Molasses was also measured with a
maximum production of 0,54 V electricity generation among the wastewater. In this study, with an integrated
approach to sustainability, it is foreseen that the electricity needs of the enterprises can be met within their own
facilities by eliminating the waste from the system and eliminating the problems in the system

Keywords

Waste, microbial fuel cell, energy

Mikrobiyal Yakıt Hücre Teknolojisini Kullanarak Gıda Endüstrisi Atıklarından Elektrik Enerjisi Üretimi

Abstract

Günümüzde
gıda atıklarının çoğu; yer altı suyu kirliliğine, hastalık yapıcı
organizmaların çoğalmasına ve zehirli gaz emisyonuna neden olabilecek depolama,
kompost ve yakma gibi geleneksel yöntemlerle bertaraf edilmektedir. Bu
geleneksel yöntemlerin, sürdürülemez ve ekonomik olmaması, gıda atıklarındaki
değerli besin ve enerji kaynağının tam olarak veya verimli bir şekilde
kullanılamamasına neden olmaktadır. Bu nedenle, yüksek oranda biyolojik olarak
parçalanabilen atığın, aynı anda arıtım ile enerji geri kazanımı için
alternatif bir kaynak olarak kullanılması oldukça önemli bir yaklaşım olmaktadır.
Mikrobiyal Yakıt Hücreleri (MYH); katalizör olarak mikroorganizmaları
kullanarak gıda atıkları gibi çeşitli organik atıklardan elektrik üretimini
gerçekleştirebilen sistemlerdir. Bu çalışma kapsamında; MYH'de substrat olarak
gıda atıklarının kullanılması, bu şekilde gıda sanayi atıksularının arıtılması
ve eş zamanlı olarak enerji geri kazanımı amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada; gıda sanayi
atıksuları olarak Melas, Peynir altısuyu (PAS), Zeytin Karasuyu (ZKS) ve özel
olarak tasarladığımız MYH kullanılarak 
elektrik enerjisi üretimi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Atıksular arasında en
yüksek verim maksimum olarak 0,54 V elektrik üretimi ile Melas’da ölçülmüştür.
Literatürle kıyaslandığında elde ettiğimiz verim oldukça yüksek olarak
belirlenmiştir.  Bu çalışmanın en önemli
sonucu olarak, sürdürülebilirliğin ele alındığı entegre bir yaklaşımla; gıda
atıklarının önerilen sistem içinde arıtımı ile atıkları işletmeler için bir
sorun olmaktan çıkarıp işletmelerin elektrik enerjisi ihtiyaçlarının yine kendi
tesisleri içinde karşılanabilmesi öngörülmektedir. 

Keywords

Atık, mikrobiyal yakıt hücresi, enerji

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