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Potential Use of Coriander Waste as Fuel for the Generation of Electric Power

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  • Segundo Rojas-Flores

    (Escuela de Ingeniería Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Trujillo 13001, Peru)

  • Magaly De La Cruz-Noriega

    (Escuela de Ingeniería Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Trujillo 13001, Peru)

  • Luis Cabanillas-Chirinos

    (Instituto de Investigación en Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Trujillo 13001, Peru)

  • Renny Nazario-Naveda

    (Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Autónoma del Perú, Lima 15842, Peru)

  • Moisés Gallozzo-Cardenas

    (Departamento de Ciencias, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Trujillo 13011, Peru)

  • Félix Diaz

    (Escuela Académica Profesional de Medicina Humana, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru)

  • Emzon Murga-Torres

    (Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory, Antenor Orrego Private University (UPAO), Trujillo 13008, Peru)

Abstract

The increase in the population and its need to produce food has caused the level of contamination by organic waste to increase exponentially in recent years. Innovative methods have been proposed for the use of this waste and thus to mitigate its impact. One of these is to use it as fuel in microbial fuel cells to generate electricity. This research aims to generate bioelectricity using coriander waste in microbial fuel cells. The maximum voltage and current observed were 0.882 ± 0.154 V and 2.287 ± 0.072 mA on the seventh and tenth day, respectively, these values were obtained working at an optimum operating pH of 3.9 ± 0.16 and with an electrical conductivity of 160.42 ± 4.54 mS/cm. The internal resistance observed in the cells was 75.581 ± 5.892 Ω, with a power density of 304.325 ± 16.51 mW/cm 2 at 5.06 A/cm 2 current density. While the intensity of the final FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) spectrum peaks decreased compared to the initial one, likewise, with a percentage of identity, it was possible to attribute 98.97, 99.39, and 100% to the species Alcaligenes faecalis , Alcaligenes faecali , and Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Finally, the cells were connected in series, managing to turn on an LED light (red) with the 2.61 V generated. This research provides an innovative and environmentally friendly way that companies and farmers can use to reuse their waste.

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  • Segundo Rojas-Flores & Magaly De La Cruz-Noriega & Luis Cabanillas-Chirinos & Renny Nazario-Naveda & Moisés Gallozzo-Cardenas & Félix Diaz & Emzon Murga-Torres, 2023. "Potential Use of Coriander Waste as Fuel for the Generation of Electric Power," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-10, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:2:p:896-:d:1024466
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    2. Segundo Rojas-Flores & Magaly De La Cruz-Noriega & Luis Cabanillas-Chirinos & Santiago M. Benites & Renny Nazario-Naveda & Daniel Delfín-Narciso & Moisés Gallozzo-Cardenas & Félix Diaz & Emzon Murga-T, 2023. "Green Energy Generated in Single-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells Using Tomato Waste," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-12, July.
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