Continuous flowing membraneless microbial fuel cells with separated electrode chambers

被引:45
作者
Du Fangzhou [1 ]
Xie Beizhen [1 ]
Dong Wenbo [1 ]
Jia Boyang [1 ]
Dong Kun [1 ]
Liu Hong [1 ]
机构
[1] Beihang Univ, Sch Biol Sci & Med Engn, Lab Environm Biol & Life Support Technol, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Microbial fuel cell; Membraneless; Continuous flowing; Wastewater treatment; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; POWER-GENERATION; CARBON; LESS;
D O I
10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.056
中图分类号
S2 [农业工程];
学科分类号
0828 ;
摘要
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an emerging technology in the energy and environment field. Its application is limited due to its high cost caused by the utilization of membranes and noble metal catalysts. In this paper, a membraneless MFC, with separated electrode chambers, was designed. The two separated chambers are connected via a channel and the continuous electrolyte flow from anode to cathode drives proton transfer. The proton mass transfer coefficiency in this MFC is 0.9086 cm/s, which is higher than reported MFCs with membranes, such as J-cloth and glass fiber. The maximum output voltage is 160.7 mV, with 1000 Omega resistor. Its peak power density is 24.33 mW/m(3). SCOD removal efficiency can reach 90.45% via this MFC. If the connection between the two electrode chambers is blocked, the performance of MFC will decrease severely. All the above results prove the feasibility and advantages of this special MFC model. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:8914 / 8920
页数:7
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