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Clean Water

In addition to representing an affordable source of renewable energy, two-chamber microbial fuel cells produce water as a natural byproduct of the chemical reaction that takes place between oxygen, hydrogen, and electrons in the cathode chamber. The clean water produced by microbial fuel cells could be just as important as energy to people living in environments where drinking water is hard to come by. This is another reason why we chose to focus our efforts on developing a cheap and efficient microbial fuel cell.

We hope that the oxygen-sensitive fluorescent operon, which we've worked on this year, will help ourselves and others reach this goal.

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-The bacteria within microbial fuel cells will eat away at many forms of organic matter found in wastewater, thereby fulfilling the role of a treatment plant, and creating a clean water source.
+In addition to representing an affordable source of renewable energy, two-chamber microbial fuel cells produce water as a natural byproduct of the chemical reaction that takes place between oxygen, hydrogen, and electrons in the cathode chamber.  The clean water produced by microbial fuel cells could be just as important as energy to people living in  environments where drinking water is hard to come by.  This is another reason why we chose to focus our efforts on developing a cheap and efficient microbial fuel cell.
-There are also no waste products produced by microbial fuel cells, as the energy they generate is taken from the electrons of the organic matter they digest, therefore making pollutants such as nitrogen and other toxic byproducts of no concern.
+We hope that the oxygen-sensitive fluorescent operon, which we've worked on this year, will help ourselves and others reach this goal.

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