Microbial Fuel Cell Kit

Use this high quality fuel cell in an exciting cross curricular lab that explores cellular respiration electrical currents microbiology and the need for alternative fuels.

Microbial fuel cell kit.

As a bio electrochemical system mfc contains two electrodes anode and cathode. Great for learning at home or in the classroom. Light up an led and power a clock using microbe power. Microbiology energy chemistry physics and environmental engineering all in one experience.

To make a mudwatt you will need. The mudwatt microbial fuel cell affectionately dubbed the dirt battery is a device that uses bacteria to convert the organic matter found in mud into electricity. Experiment by adding stuff from your fridge like gatorade to maximize your mudwatt s power. Explore the power of microbes with the mudwatt stem kit.

Description reviews 0 a microbial fuel cell mfc or biological fuel cell is a bio electrochemical system that utilizes microorganisms to convert chemical energy available in a bio convertible substrate directly into electricity. Simply fill this kit with soil from your backyard or someone else s backyard along with anything you find in your refrigerator. This microbial fuel cell kit includes hacker boards that sit on top of the microbial fuel cells allowing you to power led lights or a combined clock thermometer included in the kit from the energy the electrogenic microbes create. The fuel cell uses the metabolic activity of ordinary baker s yeast to create a small electric current.

0 38 00 309 00view details. This award winning stem kit lets you build your own living fuel cell that feeds on soil. In devices called microbial fuel cells mfc they can extract electrons from their food sources such as organic materials and feed them into an electrical circuit to generate power. Mfcs can be grouped into two general categories.

Investigate cellular respiration explore an alternative fuel source see microbes in a new light. This way they can even turn plain soil into a source of energy. Does it matter though what kind of food the bacteria eat. Its design is based on original research.

Within days the attached led light will start to blink using only the power produced by the electricity generating microbes in your soil. The more microbes you grow the faster the led blinks. Generate electricity from mud. A microbial fuel cell mfc is a bio electrochemical system that drives an electric current by using bacteria and a high energy oxidant such as o 2 mimicking bacterial interactions found in nature.