TY - JFULL AU - Jayesh M. Sonawane and Prakash C. Ghosh PY - 2017/6/ TI - Landfill Leachate: A Promising Substrate for Microbial Fuel Cells T2 - International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering SP - 417 EP - 421 VL - 11 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10007009 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 125, 2017 N2 - Landfill leachate emerges as a promising feedstock for microbial fuel cells (MFCs). In the present investigation, direct air-breathing cathode-based MFCs are fabricated to investigate the potential of landfill leachate. Three MFCs that have different cathode areas are fabricated and investigated for 17 days under open circuit conditions. The maximum open circuit voltage (OCV) is observed to be as high as 1.29 V. The maximum cathode area specific power density achieved in the reactor is 1513 mW m-2. Further studies are under progress to understand the origin of high OCV obtained from landfill leachate-based MFCs. ER -