scholarly journals Ni-Coated Carbon Fiber as an Alternative Cathode Electrode Material to Improve Cost Efficiency of Microbial Fuel Cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 222 ◽  
pp. 338-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Luo ◽  
Zhen He
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Electrode Material ◽  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Cathode Electrode ◽  
Coated Carbon ◽  
Improve Cost

scholarly journals Developing 3D-Printable Cathode Electrode for Monolithically Printed Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs)

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (16) ◽  
pp. 3635
Author(s):  
Pavlina Theodosiou ◽  
John Greenman ◽  
Ioannis A. Ieropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Electrode Material ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Cathode Electrode ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Electroactive Species ◽  
Sintered Carbon ◽  
Am Processes

Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) employ microbial electroactive species to convert chemical energy stored in organic matter, into electricity. The properties of MFCs have made the technology attractive for bioenergy production. However, a challenge to the mass production of MFCs is the time-consuming assembly process, which could perhaps be overcome using additive manufacturing (AM) processes. AM or 3D-printing has played an increasingly important role in advancing MFC technology, by substituting essential structural components with 3D-printed parts. This was precisely the line of work in the EVOBLISS project, which investigated materials that can be extruded from the EVOBOT platform for a monolithically printed MFC. The development of such inexpensive, eco-friendly, printable electrode material is described below. The electrode in examination (PTFE_FREE_AC), is a cathode made of alginate and activated carbon, and was tested against an off-the-shelf sintered carbon (AC_BLOCK) and a widely used activated carbon electrode (PTFE_AC). The results showed that the MFCs using PTFE_FREE_AC cathodes performed better compared to the PTFE_AC or AC_BLOCK, producing maximum power levels of 286 μW, 98 μW and 85 μW, respectively. In conclusion, this experiment demonstrated the development of an air-dried, extrudable (3D-printed) electrode material successfully incorporated in an MFC system and acting as a cathode electrode.

Biochar as a sustainable electrode material for electricity production in microbial fuel cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler Huggins ◽  
Heming Wang ◽  
Joshua Kearns ◽  
Peter Jenkins ◽  
Zhiyong Jason Ren
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Electrode Material ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Electricity Production

Electrospun carbon fiber mat with layered architecture for anode in microbial fuel cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1026-1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuiliang Chen ◽  
Guanghua He ◽  
Alessandro Alfredo Carmona-Martinez ◽  
Seema Agarwal ◽  
Andreas Greiner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Layered Architecture

The effect of clogging on the long-term stability of different carbon fiber brushes in microbial fuel cells for brewery wastewater treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 100420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Brunschweiger ◽  
Emile Tabu Ojong ◽  
Jana Weisser ◽  
Christian Schwaferts ◽  
Martin Elsner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Brewery Wastewater ◽  
Term Stability ◽  
Long Term Stability

High Power Density from Pt Thin Film Electrodes Based Microbial Fuel Cell

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 4132-4134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tushar Sharma ◽  
A. Leela Mohana Reddy ◽  
T. S. Chandra ◽  
S. Ramaprabhu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Neutral Red ◽  
Carbon Paper ◽  
Platinum Electrodes ◽  
Electron Mediator ◽  
Coated Carbon

Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) are robust devices capable of taping biological energy, converting sugars into potential sources of energy. Persistent efforts are directed towards increasing power output. However, they have not been researched to the extent of making them competitive with chemical fuel cells. The power generated in a dual-chamber MFC using neutral red (NR) as the electron mediator has been previously shown to be 152.4 mW/m2 at 412.5 mA/m2 of current density. In the present work we show that Pt thin film coated carbon paper as electrodes increase the performance of a microbial fuel cell compared to conventionally employed electrodes. The results obtained using E. coli based microbial fuel cell with methylene blue and neutral red as the electron mediator, potassium ferricyanide in the cathode compartment were systematically studied and the results obtained with Pt thin film coated over carbon paper as electrodes were compared with that of graphite electrodes. Platinum coated carbon electrodes were found to be better over the previously used for microbial fuel cells and at the same time are cheaper than the preferred pure platinum electrodes.

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