Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 102, Issue 3, Pages 3571-3574Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.025
Keywords
Electrode spacing; Hydrogen; High production rate; Microbial electrolysis cell
Funding
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
- National Science Foundation [CBET-0730359]
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Practical applications of microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) require high hydrogen production rates and a compact reactor. These goals can be achieved by reducing electrode spacing but high surface area anodes are needed. The brush anode MEC with electrode spacing of 2 cm had a higher hydrogen production rate and energy efficiency than an MEC with a flat cathode and a 1-cm electrode spacing. The maximum hydrogen production rate with a 2 cm electrode spacing was 17.8 m(3)/m(3)d at an applied voltage of E-ap = 1 V. Reducing electrode spacing increased hydrogen production rates at the lower applied voltages, but not at the higher (>0.6 V) applied voltages. These results demonstrate that reducing electrode spacing can increase hydrogen production rate, but that the closest electrode spacing do not necessarily produce the highest possible hydrogen production rates. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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