Research Article

Impact of Commercial Sugar as a Substrate in Single-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells to Improve the Energy Production with Bioremediation of Metals

Table 1

The fresh and synthetic wastewater parameters as used in the present study.

ParametersFresh wastewaterSynthetic wastewater

ColourYellowishLight yellow
OdourBad odourBad odour
TemperatureRoom temperatureRoom temperature
pH6.936.23
Electrical conductivity30 μs/cm143 μs/cm
Pb2+0 ppm50 ppm
Cd2+0 ppm50 ppm
Hg2+0 ppm50 ppm