EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY AND OPTIMIZATION OF CASSAVA PEELS AS A SUSTAINABLE FUEL SOURCE FOR POWER GENERATION
Abstract
The large amounts of organic waste thrown into the garbage without any productivity, and the increase in the demand for electrical energy worldwide, has led to the search for new eco-friendly ways of generating electricity. Because of this, microbial fuel cells have begun to be used as a technology to generate bioelectricity. The main objective of this research was to generate electricity through cassava waste using a low-cost laboratory-scale method, achieving the generation of maximum currents and voltages, with an optimal pH and a maximum electrical conductivity of the substrate. Bioelectricity production using microbial fuel cell (MCFs) is an innovative and sustainable approach that harness the metabolic activities of microorganisms to generate electricity. The predicted values for current and voltage for the MFC was 79.08 µA and 94.6mV, for Cassava peels Sludge. While the actual values for current and voltage for the MFC was 66.24 µA and 87.56mV, for Cassava peels Sludge. The results show the values of the optimization for the currents and voltage of the MFC to be 97.2849 µA and 103.068mV, using Cassava peels sludge. The findings of this research demonstrate that cassava peels can be effectively utilized as a sustainable fuel source for power generation. The optimized pretreatment methods enhance the fuel properties of cassava peels, resulting in improved combustion performance and reduced emissions. The utilization of cassava peels as a fuel source not only addresses the issue of waste management but also contributes to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by substituting traditional fuel.
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