Use of activated carbon and camphor carbon as cathode and clay cup as proton exchange membrane in a microbial fuel cell for the bioenergy production from crude glycerol biodegradation.

This work characterizes two alternative materials to substitute the most expensive microbial fuel cells (MFCs) components: proton exchange membrane (PEM) and cathode. Crude glycerol biodegradation was studied in MFCs using a clay cup as a PEM and activated carbon and camphor carbon mixture (CAC) as a cathode. The cathode performance was compared with Platinum on carbon cloth.