Sustainable Use of the Fungus Aspergillus sp. to Simultaneously Generate Electricity and Reduce Plastic through Microbial Fuel Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- a.
- Design and assembly of MFCs
- b.
- Electrochemical and morphological tests.
- c.
- Collection of samples, isolation, and selection of Aspergillus sp.
- d.
- Microbial fuel cell operation
3. Results and Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Rojas-Flores, S.; De La Cruz-Noriega, M.; Otiniano, N.M.; Cabanillas-Chirinos, L. Sustainable Use of the Fungus Aspergillus sp. to Simultaneously Generate Electricity and Reduce Plastic through Microbial Fuel Cells. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7413. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177413
Rojas-Flores S, De La Cruz-Noriega M, Otiniano NM, Cabanillas-Chirinos L. Sustainable Use of the Fungus Aspergillus sp. to Simultaneously Generate Electricity and Reduce Plastic through Microbial Fuel Cells. Sustainability. 2024; 16(17):7413. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177413
Chicago/Turabian StyleRojas-Flores, Segundo, Magaly De La Cruz-Noriega, Nélida Milly Otiniano, and Luis Cabanillas-Chirinos. 2024. "Sustainable Use of the Fungus Aspergillus sp. to Simultaneously Generate Electricity and Reduce Plastic through Microbial Fuel Cells" Sustainability 16, no. 17: 7413. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177413