ABSTRACT
Microbial Desalination Cell (MDC) is new developed technology
that treats wastewater, generate electrical energy from it and desalinate
saline water. However, this complicated technology faces many
challenges to be implemented on a large scale that's why mathematical
modelling for MDC is very essential. In this paper, A previous complex
mathematical model was studied. Sensitivity analysis was conducted for
model parameters to evaluate the influence of each parameter on the
dynamics of MDC including electric current, desalination and COD
removal to increase understanding of the relationships between input and
output parameters in the model. Based on sensitivity results, the top < br />effective parameters controlling the performance of MDC are maximum
anodophilic microorganisms growth rate, maximum substrate
consumption rate by anodophilic microorganisms and mediator yield.