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MicroBial Fuel Cell

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Good Day! I am making a project based on the Powered by Pee: Microbial Fuel Cell and I am asking if is it okay to make it as a device that is connected to a bathroom toilet so that it would be easy to gain access of the urine? And if that is so, will a mixture of urine and water can affect the process? Also are there any limitations of this study?

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Re: MicroBial Fuel Cell

Post by norman40 »

Hi booksandstuff1,

I'm assuming that you are working on the project described here:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... cell-urine

According to the project procedure, 1 mL of urine is added to one of the fuel cells and 5 mL is added to another. Given the very small volume of urine needed, connecting the cells to a toilet seems overly complicated. And diluting the urine with water will certainly affect the fuel cell performance.

I hope this helps. Please ask again if you have more questions.

A. Norman
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