An innovative design of upflow constructed wetland–microbial fuel cell (UFCW–MFC) planted with cattail
was used for simultaneous wastewater treatment and electricity generation. The electrodes material
employed in the study was carbon felt. The main aim of this study is to assess the performance of the
The reactor of UFCW–MFC was designed and fabricated using
a popular wetland plant, sturdily used in phytoremediation and
constructed wetland study (Ciria et al., 2005; Solano et al., 2004)
which was taken from Tasik Melati, Perlis. However, T. latifolia is
not well documented in the study of CW incorporated into
MFC. A cattail plant with a main stem and two new
shoots weighted 300 g was planted in theUFCW–MFC reactor.
The cattail plant was monitored by measuring the height of plant,
number of stems and number of leaves. Porous air spargers were
also installed at the cathodic compartment which was located at
45 cm from the bottom of the reactor as optional supplementary
aeration.