Performance Comparison of Different Cathode Strategies on Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cells: Coal Fly Ash as a Cathode Catalyst

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作者
Tremouli, Asimina [1 ]
Pandis, Pavlos K. [1 ]
Kamperidis, Theofilos [1 ]
Argirusis, Christos [1 ]
Stathopoulos, Vassilis N. [2 ]
Lyberatos, Gerasimos [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Natl Tech Univ Athens, Sch Chem Engn, Athens 15780, Greece
[2] Natl & Kapodistrian Univ Athens, Dept Agr Dev Agrofood & Management Nat Resources, Lab Chem & Mat Technol, Athina 34400, Psachna, Greece
[3] Inst Chem Engn Sci ICE HT, Stadiou Str, Patras 26504, Platani, Greece
关键词
microbial fuel cell; fly ash; biochar; MnO2; activated carbon; ceramic; mullite; GENERATION; ELECTRODE; BIOCHAR;
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10.3390/w15050862
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The effect of different cathode strategies (mullite/MnO2, Plexiglas/Gore-Tex/MnO2, mullite/coal fly ash, mullite/biochar, mullite/activated carbon) on the performance of air-cathode microbial fuel cells (MFCs) was investigated. The highest maximum power output was observed using MnO2 catalyst pasted on Gore-Tex cloth (7.7 mW/m(3)), yet the highest coulombic efficiencies (CEs) were achieved using MnO2 (CE 23.5 +/- 2.7%) and coal fly ash (CE 20 +/- 3.3%) pasted on ceramic. The results showed that the utilization of coal fly ash and biochar as catalysts in MFC technology can be a sustainable and cost-effective solution.
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