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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 2242-2252Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08747e
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- Shanghai Institute of Technology [DCX2019198]
- University Funded Project of Shanghai [50578020]
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This paper investigates the decolorization of dye wastewaters and electricity generation using dual-chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with titanium dioxide nanowire (TiO2 NW) photocathodes. The photocatalysis of TiO2 NWs accelerates the reduction process of azo dye AR 30, achieving a maximum degradation rate of 78.1% with the assistance of photoelectrons.
This paper explores the decolorization of dye wastewaters and electricity generation using dual-chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with titanium dioxide nanowire (TiO2 NW) photocathodes. TiO2 NW cathodes under ultraviolet light are observed to enhance the reduction of azo dye Active Red 30 (AR 30) and electricity generation. The analysis of electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) indicates acceleration of the electron transfer processes of photoelectrode reduction by the photocatalysis of TiO2 NWs, with polarization resistance of the photocathode being 10.45 omega under light irradiation from 294 omega in the dark. Ultraviolet-visible light spectroscopy shows that the maximum degradation of the MFCs is 78.1%; the azo bond of AR 30 may be cleaved by photoelectrons generated by light irradiation of the illuminated TiO2 NW photocathode. The electricity produced by microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is expected to enhance the reductive decolorization of the azo dye AR 30 solution.
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