Carbon nanotube as an alternative cathode support and catalyst for microbial fuel cells

被引:122
作者
Ghasemi, Mostafa [1 ,2 ]
Ismail, Manal [1 ,2 ]
Kamarudin, Siti Kartom [1 ,2 ]
Saeedfar, Kasra [3 ,4 ]
Daud, Wan Ramli Wan [1 ,2 ]
Hassan, Sedky H. A. [5 ]
Heng, Lee Yook [3 ]
Alam, Javed [6 ]
Oh, Sang-Eun [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fuel Cell Inst, Ukm Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
[2] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Engn & Built Environm, Dept Chem & Proc Engn, Ukm Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
[3] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Sci & Technol, Sch Chem Sci & Food Technol, Ukm Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
[4] KN Toosi Univ Technol, Fac Sci, Dept Chem, Tehran, Iran
[5] Kangwon Natl Univ, Dept Environm Biol, Chunchon 200701, South Korea
[6] King Saud Univ, King Abdullah Inst Nanotechnol, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
关键词
Carbon nanotube; Platinum; Nanocomposite electrode; Microbial fuel cell; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION; REDUCTION; PERFORMANCE; OXIDATION; NANOCOMPOSITE; COMPOSITE; GLUCOSE; COTMPP; LESS;
D O I
10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.003
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) hold great promise as an alternative for direct biochemical energy extraction from both biomass and wastewater. However, the commercialization and scaling-up of MFCs is not completely feasible, due to the high price of platinum (Pt) as a cathode catalyst. In this paper, we studied the use of a carbon nanotube (CNT) composite catalyst, to reduce the amount of Pt (without decline of efficiency) for moving towards the commercialization of MFCs. CNT/Pt composite electrodes would increase MFC power output by 8.7-32.2%; with respect to the pristine Pt as a catalyst for the cathode at a chemical oxygen demand (COD) substrate of 100 mg/l and 2000 mg/l, respectively. Moreover, the amount of Pt in the CNT/Pt electrode could be reduced by up to 25% of the amount necessary for a conventional Pt/carbon electrode. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1050 / 1056
页数:7
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