Journal
NANO ENERGY
Volume 44, Issue -, Pages 174-180Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.11.070
Keywords
Microbial fuel cell; Shewanella MR-1; 3D printing; Porous anode; Carbonization
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- Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) [STPGP 447623]
- UAC award from Xerox
- Research Accelerator Grant Program of the University of Western Ontario
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3D porous carbon structures, fabricated via 3D printing technique, were first utilized as the anode materials for microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The intrinsic biocompatibility of 3D printed carbon anodes, together with the open porous structures, greatly enhanced the metabolic activities of microorganisms. The secondary 3D roughness generated from carbon formation functioned as an ideal support for microbial growth, which further increased the surface area of anodes as well. All these factors together determined the exclusive electrochemical performances of MFCs for enhanced power generation and scaling up application. Through carefully tuning the carbonization processes, a multiscale 3D porous carbon structure was achieved for bacterial growth and mass transfer, leading to the highest maximum output voltage, open circuit potential (OCP) and power density for a 300 mu m porosity (453.4 +/- 6.5 mV, 1256 +/- 69.9 mV and 233.5 +/- 11.6 mW m(-2), respectively). Such performance is superior to that of carbon cloth anode and carbon fiber brush anode under the same condition.
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