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Microbial Battery: Extracting Energy from Sewage Waste

This chapter explores a paper published in 2013 that presents a microbial battery capable of extracting energy from organic sewage waste. The battery demonstrated a 22% energy extraction efficiency, equivalent to some solar cells, but follow-up studies seem to be lacking.

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