Research Article

Degradation of Metal Ions with Electricity Generation by Using Fruit Waste as an Organic Substrate in the Microbial Fuel Cell

Table 2

Recorded degradation efficiency of metal ions in MFC.

Organic substrateConcentration of metal in chamber (ppm)Operational daysDegradation percentage of Cr3+Degradation percentage of Co2+Degradation percentage of Ni2+

Mango peel extract10000.000.000.00
513.5317.2015.84
1033.4536.8935.27
1551.0057.1058.35
2064.8266.9067.49
2569.2172.0070.11