MICROBIAL FUELCELL TECHNOLOGY: PROSPECTS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND TACKLING ELECTRICITY CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Treating wastewater is very critical for preserving the quality of surface and ground waters. It is estimated that there is about nine times more energy in the wastewater than was used to treat it. Nigeria’s power supply has continued to linger with its electrification rate less than half of the population and many parts of the country enmeshed in pitch darkness. Microbial Fuel Cells are an emerging technology that uses bacteria to generate electricity from wastewater. With this power source, clean sustainable energy can be produced at lower cost and thus, help to improve Nigeria’s current power supply challenges.