A 3D mesoporous polysulfone-carbon nanotube anode for enhanced bioelectricity output in microbial fuel cells

A facile fabrication method was developed to construct a three-dimensional (3D) mesoporous anode by coating single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on a mesoporous polysulfone matrix (MPPS) for microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Owing to highly active surface areas and efficient extracellular electron tra...

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Published inChemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 49; no. 91; pp. 10754 - 10756
Main Authors Nguyen, Tien-Hoa, Yu, Yang-Yang, Wang, Xin, Wang, Jing-Yuan, Song, Hao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 25.11.2013
Subjects
Anodes
Anodic coatings
Biochemical fuel cells
Bioelectric Energy Sources
Bioelectricity
Biofilms
Electrodes
Electron Transport
Microorganisms
Nanotubes, Carbon
Polymers
Shewanella - physiology
Single wall carbon nanotubes
Sulfones
Surface area
Three dimensional
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Summary:A facile fabrication method was developed to construct a three-dimensional (3D) mesoporous anode by coating single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on a mesoporous polysulfone matrix (MPPS) for microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Owing to highly active surface areas and efficient extracellular electron transfer between Shewanella cells and the anode, the MFC achieved an electricity output of 1410 mW m(-2), being one of the highest among the reported Shewanella-based MFCs.
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ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c3cc45775c