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MichelleS
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Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:19 pm
Occupation: Student 9th grade
Project Question: Can electricity be generated from waste water using a microbial fuel cell?
Project Due Date: 12/5/14
Project Status: I am conducting my experiment

Waste Not Want Not MFC

Post by MichelleS »

I have a question about the time in needs. Is it possible to record the date over a few days? Ir does it have to be over a span of 30 days?
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Re: Waste Not Want Not MFC

Post by deleted-140482 »

Hi Michelle,

I assume you are referring to this project: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... background

I suspect that you will not see much electricity if you try to do this project over only a few days. It likely takes some time for the bacteria to start breaking down the waste, so you probably won't see much electricity in just a few days, which might not make for a very exciting project.

I hope this helps!
JMP
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