Modified Carbon Anode by MWCNTs/PANI Used in Marine Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell and its Electrochemical Performance

被引:50
作者
Fu, Y. B. [1 ]
Liu, Z. H. [1 ]
Su, G. [1 ]
Zai, X. R. [2 ]
Ying, M. [1 ]
Yu, J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ocean Univ China, Inst Mat Sci & Engn, Qingdao 266100, Peoples R China
[2] Ocean Univ China, Coll Chem & Chem Engn, Qingdao 266100, Peoples R China
关键词
Electrochemical Performance; Electron Transfer Kinetics; Marine Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell; Modified Anode; MWCNTs; PANI Composite; NANOTUBE/POLYANILINE COMPOSITE FILMS; NANOTUBES; POLYANILINE; SUPERCAPACITORS; NANOCOMPOSITE; ELECTRODE; ARRAYS;
D O I
10.1002/fuce.201500103
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Improving the performance of anode is a crucial step for increasing power output of marine sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs). A multi-walled carbon nanotube/polyaniline (MWCNTs/PANI) modified anode was prepared by the way of electrochemical deposition and its electrochemical performance is investigated in this paper. Result shows that the wettability of carbon felt becomes better and the number of bacteria (9.52x10(12) m(-2)) on anode biofilm is increased respectively, which is 9 times higher than that of the unmodified. The anti-polarization ability of the modified anode increases significantly and its kinetic activity of electron transfer increases 4times. Its exchange current density is 3.62x10(-5) A cm(-2). The maximum power density of the modified SMFC reaches 527.0mW m(-2), which is 4 times higher than that of the unmodified one. Finally, a novel molecular synergistic mechanisms for the enhanced SMFC is also presented, based on the higher bacteria number, the capacitive performance of PANI, the hydrogen bond interaction and higher conductivity of MWCNTs. This excellent electrochemical performance makes the MWCNTs/PANI composite be a potential choice for higher output SMFC.
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页数:7
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