Development of a bioelectrochemical system used to grow Stevia rebaudiana

Authors

  • Wilgince Apollon Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Av. Francisco Villa S/N, col. Ex Hacienda El Canadá, CP 66050. Gral. Escobedo, N.L. México.
  • Alejandro Isabel Luna-Maldonado Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Av. Francisco Villa S/N, col. Ex Hacienda El Canadá, CP 66050. Gral. Escobedo, N.L. México.
  • Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj Laboratorio de Medio Ambiente Sostenible, TecNM-Instituto Tecnológico El Llano, Km 18, Carretera Aguascalientes-San Luis Potosí, CP 20330, El Llano, Aguascalientes, México.
  • Juan Antonio Vidales-Contreras Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Av. Francisco Villa S/N, col. Ex Hacienda El Canadá, CP 66050. Gral. Escobedo, N.L. México.
  • Humberto Rodríguez-Fuentes Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Av. Francisco Villa S/N, col. Ex Hacienda El Canadá, CP 66050. Gral. Escobedo, N.L. México.
  • Juan Florencio Gómez-Leyva Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, TecNM-Instituto Tecnológico de Tlajomulco. Km 10, Carretera a San Miguel Cuyutlán, CP 45640. Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, México.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59741/agraria.v19iSE1.33

Keywords:

plant height, bioelectricity, plant microbial fuel cell, organic compounds, stem diameter

Abstract

In this study, bioelectricity production and plant growth were evaluated using a
plant microbial fuel cell (P-MFC) over a period of 43 days and three months, respectively. The P-MFC was built with a cantarito, which had two compartments: a)
anode and b) cathode. The anode was placed (depth: 15 cm) close to the roots of
the plant; subsequently, the P-MFCs were inoculated with 642.86 mL of urine from
different domestic animals. The highest production of bioelectricity (46.97 ± 0.67
mW m-2) was obtained with goat urine (P-MFC-3). For the growth variables, the control (P-MFC-1*, without inoculation) presented the highest height (p < 0.05); and
P-MFC-3 (goat urine) presented a greater number of shoots and diameter, respectively (p < 0.05). The development of the P-MFC system is a viable alternative for
the generation of sustainable and renewable energy.

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2022-06-02

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No. SE1 (2022): Junio 2022 - EDICIÓN ESPECIAL

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Development of a bioelectrochemical system used to grow Stevia rebaudiana. (2022). Agraria, 19(SE1), 94. https://doi.org/10.59741/agraria.v19iSE1.33

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