RACEMAT: GREEN

ELECTRICITY
GENERATION FROM
WASTES

ABDUL RASYID BIN RUSLAN

AHMAD HUZAIFAH BIN MOHD YUSOFF

SUPERVISOR:
PROF. DR. MASHITAH MAT DON
MR. MUAZ BIN MOHD ZAINI MAKHTAR

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Depletion of
natural
resources

Global
warming

High cost of
activated sludge
treatment and
limited space for
landfills

PROBLE
M
STATEME
NT

Price of
fossil fuel

Volume of solid and

liquid wastes in
wastewater
treatment plants

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RACEMAT : what is it?

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RACEMAT is a device that use bacteria as the

catalyst to oxidize organic and inorganic
matters in biosolids. Electrons produced by
bacteria from this biosolids are transferred to
the anode and flow to the cathode linked by a
conductive material containing a resistor. The
anodes of this RACEMAT behave as bacterias
typical electron acceptor and thus, the
movement of the electrons to the cathode of
this device through a resistor, generates
electricity.

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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF
RACEMAT

Load
(Resistanc
e)
Cathod
e

Methods of transfer of electron from

bacteria to electrode:
Direct electron transfer (DET)
Mediated electron transfer (MET)
Biofilm / Nanowire
Activated
sludge

Anode

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CHEAP, CLEAN AND

SAFE
(GREEN)

HIGH EFFICIENCY
AND DIRECT
ELECTCITY
RECOVERY

Electricity production
using biosolids as
substrate with bacteria as
catalyst

RELATIVELY
SIMPLE TO
CONSTRUCT
AND QUIET
PERFORMANC
E

NOVEL
TY

ALTERNATIVE
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

RECYCLING OF SOLID
WASTES

Solve biosolids
disposal problem
substrate
for
resource

(activated sludge)
- by recycling it as
cheap
electricity

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COMMERCIALIZATION POTENTIAL
Can be scalable to produce electricity
at higher power/voltage
Simple and economical process

Alternative
renewable
energy
simultaneously
with
wastewater
treatment
Great contribution to solve high cost
for disposal of biosolids/activated
sludge
Single chamber of microbial fuel cell

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COMPARISON BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL

ELECTRICITY
GENERATION AND RACEMAT
TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION

CONVENTIONAL
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION

RAW MATERIAL

Fossil fuel such as natural

gas and diesel

AVAILABILITY OF RAW
MATERIAL

Fossil fuel resources

around the world will be
depleted soon

IMPACT TO ENVIRONMENT

Would create greenhouse

gas effect which will cause
great global warming due
to pollution

COST

The cost of fossil fuel keep

RACEMAT
Biosolid wastes from the
wastewater treatment
plant
Biosolids was generated
continuously from the
residence and industry
which is plenty and keep
on increasing and free of
charge
Solve environmental
pollution by utilizing the
biosolids/wastewater from
the treatment plants
The cost is basically free
due to activated sludge is

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COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
Raw material

PRESENT
PRODUCT
(RACEMAT
electricity
generation from wastes)
Waste Activated sludge

Abundance of raw material

Plenty Produce throughout Depend on rainfall throughout

CHARACTERISITICS

the

Cost of construction

year

from

COMMERCIAL PRODUCT /
PROCESS
(Example:
Hydroelectric power)
Water

wastewater the year

treatment plants
Cheap and relatively simple to Very expensive due to large
construct

land area needed, and the

materials for contruction of
dam.

Impact to environment

No

negative

impact

environment

Maintenance cost

very high
to Construction

of

dam

is

would

destroy the environment due

flooding

to

the

surrounding

area destroy the Orang Asli

Problem to society

habitat
Solve the problem for disposal Can create
of sludge and cleaner

problems

waster
to

access

surrounding

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IMPACT OF RACEMAT TOWARDS

:

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INDUSTRY: alternative renewable energy for electricity and

wastewater treatment, opportunity for industries to generate their
own electricity supply
ECONOMIC: alternative cheap renewable energy from wastes
instead of non-renewable energy
SOCIETY: a cheaper renewable energy which is green and clean.
By recycling biosolids/activated sludge, pollution due to its disposal
can be reduced and provide free-pollution to the environment.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: reduce utilization of nonrenewable resource (gas/fossil fuels) for electricity and reduce
pollution potential

recycling of wastes + generation of electricity