Abstract:
Abstract
In this modern age the need for energy is increasing. This will trigger energy
activists to continue to innovate in developing appropriate and efficient alternative
energy. One of technology that has the potential to be developed is a Microbial Fuel
Cell (MFC) that utilizes microorganisms as catalysts to degrade organic compounds
to produce electricity. This experiment focuses on the influence of the incubation
time of the waste substrate of instant noodle stew water and the addition of an
aerator as an addition to the oxygen compound in the cathode section. The
incubation variations carried out in this study were 1 day, 3 days and 7 days. The
optimal electricity production results were obtained from a variation of 7 days
incubation with currents and voltages of 528 mA and 627 mV, while the incubation
of 1 day electric current and maximum voltage obtained were 274 mA and 540 mV.
At 3 days incubation of electric current and the maximum voltage is 390 mA and
588 mV. 3. The addition of aerators to the system greatly affects the system, which
has an impact on increasing the current and voltage in the Microbial Fuel Cell.
Keywords:Electricity, Microorganism, Incubation, Current, Voltage
