The topic that I decided to explore for this project is on Microbial Fuel Cell, but with a twist. I focused on how to use a Microbial Fuel Cell to generate electricity while breaking down plastic. Although currently, it is still a hypothesis backed up with arguments for it, I have yet to test my idea due to certain limitations. For this project, I am essentially using a special bacteria called Ideonella Sakaiensis, and this bacteria has a function that allows it to secrete PETase and MHETase to help break down PET plastic. It breaks down PET plastic into substances that can be used by other bacterias to go through respiration and generate electricity. The electricity is captured by the device itself, and this is how my project can be seen as killing 2 birds with 1 stone.

Plastic Fueled Microbial Fuel Cell
School
Sinarmas World Academy
Tangerang, Indonesia
BioBuilderClub Season
2020-2021 Season (Project Development Studio)
Category
Resources