A Study On Suitable Electrodes For Low-Energy Power Generation From Carbon Waste in Factories

Factory waste includes the incomplete combustion of industrial fuels that causes carbon to precipitate in vents. These carbons might be put to good use. Therefore, the impact of using waste carbon in factories to produce electricity is investigated in this study by evaluating electrical characteristics: the type of electrode material's suitability, the size of the electrode's carbon contact surface area, and the distance between the electrodes. According to the findings, the maximum open circuit voltage (V
oc
) was 1.09 V for copper (+) and zinc (-) electrode materials, 1.11 V for the electrode's carbon contact surface area, and 1.29 V for the electrodes' spacing. The maximum of V
oc
was 1.11 V, maximum on-load voltage and current were 0.64V, 124.65 mA for optimum electrode carbon contact surface size 40 cm
²
. Optimum electrode distance at 2 cm that maximum open circuit voltage (V
oc
) was 1.29 V. The maximum load voltage and current were 0.77V, 128.32mA. Factory waste carbon can be useful in some applications for producing electricity from waste carbon and assisting in the reduction of factory waste.