Use of Sante Plants (Alocasia Macrorrhiza) in Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Systems in Leachate as a Producer of Alternative Electrical Energy Sources and COD Processing Media

Adistia Dian Kurniawati  -  Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia
*Badrus Zaman  -  Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia
Purwono Purwono  -  Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia

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Leachate, a liquid formed in accumulated solid waste in landfills, contains a variety of pollutants, particularly organic compounds. Evapotranspiration is an effective biological process for removing Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) in leachate. This leachate treatment method can also generate electricity through the microbial fuel cell (MFC) process. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of COD removal by evapotranspiration using the Giant Taro plant and to assess the potential electrical energy generated from the MFC system during the evapotranspiration process. The experiment involved a laboratory-scale system with two Giant Taro Plant Reactors (main reactors) and one control reactor. The results showed that the removal efficiency of COD ranged from 28% to 89%. The main reactor achieved the highest COD removal, reaching 77% on the 12th day of the experiment. In comparison, the control reactor demonstrated its highest performance (89% COD removal) on the third day of the experiment. The lowest COD removal by the main reactor was 28%, occurring on the sixth day, and the control reactor's minimum removal was 49% on the ninth day. The study also included the measurement of electrical energy generation. Throughout the 15-day experiment, the electrical energy generated ranged from 2.15 μW to 104.78 μW. The main reactor produced the highest electrical energy (104.78 μW) on the 14th day. In comparison, the control reactor generated the highest electrical energy (44.55 μW) on the last day of the experiment. The lowest electrical energy generated from the primary and control reactor was 2.15 μW (on the third day) and 3.32 μW (on the sixth day), respectively
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Keywords: Leachate, Evapotranspiration; Microbial Fuel Cell; COD; Electricity; Sente
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