کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8102672 1522134 2016 16 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Chemically activated graphite enhanced oxygen reduction and power output in catalyst-free microbial fuel cells
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
افزایش گرافیت اکسیژن با افزایش شیمیایی و خروجی قدرت در سلول های سوختی بدون میکروبی بدون کاتالیزور
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی های تجدید پذیر، توسعه پایدار و محیط زیست
چکیده انگلیسی
In search of a cost effective cathode material for microbial fuel cells (MFCs), graphite was chemically treated with H3PO4, HNO3, ZnCl2, urea or melamine, and the effect of chemical activations on the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was examined. The performance of MFCs with activated graphite as the catalyst-free cathodes was then compared to those with untreated graphite. Results suggested that H3PO4 and HNO3 activations could improved ORR, showing the highest ORR activity in graphite treated with 14.62 M H3PO4 for 12 h at 30-50 °C. MFCs with H3PO4 and HNO3 activated graphite cathodes generated maximum power densities (7.9 W/m3 and 6.5 W/m3, respectively) 2.4 and 1.8 times higher than that of the untreated control. The chemical activation process involves just a simple immersion step, and it does not require heating, electrochemical process or expensive chemicals. Therefore, it is a highly cost-effective approach to improve the performance of MFCs. We recommend an in-situ modification of graphite cathodes in scale-up MFCs with either H3PO4 or HNO3 to optimize MFCs' various industrial applications.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume 115, 1 March 2016, Pages 332-336
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