Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7736403 | Journal of Power Sources | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Phosphorus-doped (P-doped) carbon was prepared via direct pyrolysis of cellulose phosphate for efficient oxygen reduction catalyst in air-cathode of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Air-cathodes with P-doped carbon catalysts were assembled by rolling method and their performances in MFCs were studied. A maximum power density of 1312 ± 82 mW mâ2 was produced by air-cathode with P-doped carbon catalyst prepared at 1000 °C. This result was higher than the air-cathode with Pt/C catalyst and three times as that with P-free carbon catalyst derived from pure cellulose. This study demonstrated that the P-doped carbon derived from cellulose phosphate was a cost-efficient and promising cathodic catalyst for scale-up MFCs.
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Authors
Qin Liu, Shuiliang Chen, Yan Zhou, Suqi Zheng, Haoqing Hou, Feng Zhao,