Environment & Mycoremediation

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Fungal Fuel Cell Makes Electricity From Sugar Waste

Fungal Fuel Cell Makes Electricity From Sugar Waste

Mucor

What they found

A fungal fuel cell turned sugar industry waste into electricity while cutting pollution load by 67%.

A fungal fuel cell turned sugar industry waste into electricity while cutting pollution load by 67%.

The number

reducing pollution load by 67%

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Mucor pseudolusitanicus

Mucor pseudolusitanicus

Published in

journal.environcj.in

journal.environcj.in

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Waste-to-Energy Fungi

Waste-to-Energy Fungi

A fungal microbial fuel cell using Mucor pseudolusitanicus converted sugar industry waste into electricity, reaching 47.3 mW/m² power density and 310.9 mA/m² current while simultaneously reducing pollution load by 67%. Voltage peaked around ~156 mV within the first week as fungi rapidly consumed simple sugars, then stabilized as they shifted to breaking down tougher plant material. Fungi can clean up high-pollution waste streams while generating usable energy, especially in low-infrastructure industrial settings.

A fungal microbial fuel cell using Mucor pseudolusitanicus converted sugar industry waste into electricity, reaching 47.3 mW/m² power density and 310.9 mA/m² current while simultaneously reducing pollution load by 67%. Voltage peaked around ~156 mV within the first week as fungi rapidly consumed simple sugars, then stabilized as they shifted to breaking down tougher plant material. Fungi can clean up high-pollution waste streams while generating usable energy, especially in low-infrastructure industrial settings.

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