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Abstrak :
Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara di dunia yang diproyeksikan akan mengalami krisis air bersih pada tahun 2025. Microbial Desalination Cell (MDC) merupakan teknologi baru yang berkelanjutan untuk mendesalinasi air garam menjadi air bersih dengan memanfaatkan langsung listrik hasil dari proses oksidasi senyawa organik oleh bakteri. Potensi penggunaan limbah sebagai bahan bakar pada MDC kini mulai menarik perhatian. Pada penelitian ini, limbah cair tempe dimanfaatkan sebagai substrat. Untuk meningkatkan kinerja MDC, maka akan dievaluasi pengaruh konsentrasi metilen biru (MB) 0,1, 0,2, dan 0,4 mM sebagai mediator redoks pada ruang anoda, laju aerasi 250 dan 500 mL/menit pada ruang katoda, dan jenis limbah tempe yang digunakan (limbah model dan limbah lndustri). Terlihat peningkatan power density dengan penambahan MB dan aerasi katoda, namun sebaliknya kinerja desalinasi mengalami penurunan. Hasil terbaik dari penelitian ini didapatkan pada penggunaan limbah tempe industri, tanpa penambahan MB, dan tanpa aerasi katoda dengan besar salt removal 17,89%, dan besar power density rata-rata yang dihasilkan 44,74 mW/m3.

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Indonesia is one of countries in the world that will undergo water crisis phenomena in 2025. Microbial desalination cell (MDC) offers a new and sustainable technology to desalinate saltwater by directly utilizing the electrical power generated by bacteria during organic matter oxidation. The potential use of waste as fuel in MDC has started to attract the attention. In this research, tempe wastewater will be used as substrate. To improve the performance of MDC, the effect of methylene blue concentration (MB) 0,1, 0,2, dan 0,4 mM in anolyte, cathodic aeration rate 250 and 500 mL/min, and types of tempe wastewater (model and industrial) are evaluated. The addition of MB and cathodic aeration can increase power density, but decrease the desalination rate. This research shows that MDC using industrial tempe wastewater without addition of MB and cathodic aeration, give the best performance by salt removal 17,89%, and average power density 44,74 mW/m3.

Abstrak :
The microbial desalination cell (MDC) is a modification of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) system. The microbial desalination cell is a sustainable technology to desalinate saltwater by directly utilizing the electrical power generated by bacteria during the oxidation process of organic matter. In this study, tempe wastewater will be used as a substrate. Methylene blue (MB) at concentrations of 100 μM, 200 μM, and 400 μM in the anolyte is added as a redox mediator, and the effect on electricity production and desalination performance are evaluated. The average power density increases by 27.30% and 54.54% at MB concentrations of 100 μM and 200 μM, respectively. On the other hand, the increase of the MB concentration in the anolyte results in a decrease in the salt removal percentage. The observation made using a scanning electron microscope showed the presence of MB adsorption on the surface of the anion exchange membrane (AEM) and is suspected to be the cause of the disruption of anion transfer between MDC chambers causing a decrease in the salt removal percentage.

Abstrak :
The microbial desalination cell (MDC) is a modification of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) system. The microbial desalination cell is a sustainable technology to desalinate saltwater by directly utilizing the electrical power generated by bacteria during the oxidation process of organic matter. In this study, tempe wastewater will be used as a substrate. Methylene blue (MB) at concentrations of 100 ?M, 200 ?M, and 400 ?M in the anolyte is added as a redox mediator, and the effect on electricity production and desalination performance are evaluated. The average power density increases by 27.30% and 54.54% at MB concentrations of 100 ?M and 200 ?M, respectively. On the other hand, the increase of the MB concentration in the anolyte results in a decrease in the salt removal percentage. The observation made using a scanning electron microscope showed the presence of MB adsorption on the surface of the anion exchange membrane (AEM) and is suspected to be the cause of the disruption of anion transfer between MDC chambers causing a decrease in the salt removal percentage.