Two different anode materials, carbon veil (CV) and carbon cloth (CC), were modified with a micro-porous layer (MPL) in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). When the biofilm on the anodes matured, the maximum power output from the MPL modified carbon veil (CV20-MPL) and carbon cloth (CC-MPL) was 304.3 mW (60.7 mW/m2) and 253.9 mW (50.6 mW/m2), respectively. These were 2.2 and 1.8 times higher than the power output produced from the unmodified CV and CC, respectively. The 7-month operational tests indicated that the long-term stability of the MFCs was enhanced with the modified MPL anodes, which increased the anode surface roughness and provided higher surface area. Higher bacterial population was observed in the MFCs with the MPL anodes, which confirms the power generation results. This is the first time that the MPL has been used as an efficient anode material in MFCs.
You, J., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., Santoro, C., Cristiani, P., Li, B., et al. (2014). Micro-porous layer (MPL)-based anode for microbial fuel cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, 39(36), 21811-21818 [10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.07.136].
Micro-porous layer (MPL)-based anode for microbial fuel cells
Santoro C;
2014
Abstract
Two different anode materials, carbon veil (CV) and carbon cloth (CC), were modified with a micro-porous layer (MPL) in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). When the biofilm on the anodes matured, the maximum power output from the MPL modified carbon veil (CV20-MPL) and carbon cloth (CC-MPL) was 304.3 mW (60.7 mW/m2) and 253.9 mW (50.6 mW/m2), respectively. These were 2.2 and 1.8 times higher than the power output produced from the unmodified CV and CC, respectively. The 7-month operational tests indicated that the long-term stability of the MFCs was enhanced with the modified MPL anodes, which increased the anode surface roughness and provided higher surface area. Higher bacterial population was observed in the MFCs with the MPL anodes, which confirms the power generation results. This is the first time that the MPL has been used as an efficient anode material in MFCs.
| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MPL anode.pdf
Solo gestori archivio
Tipologia di allegato:
Publisher’s Version (Version of Record, VoR)
Dimensione
1.82 MB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
1.82 MB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri Richiedi una copia |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
