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ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS
卷 12, 期 5, 页码 607-612出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12871
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- Science and Technology Development Fund in Egypt [27662]
- British Council in the UK [261690585]
Microbial biocathodes are gaining interest due to their low cost, environmental friendliness and sustainable nature. In this study, a microbial consortium was enriched from activated sludge obtained from a common textile effluent treatment plant in the absence of organic carbon source to produce an electroactive biofilm. Chronoamperometry method of enrichment was carried out for over 70 days to select for electroactive bacteria that could be used as a cathode catalyst in microbial fuel cells (MFC). The resultant biofilm produced an average peak current of -0.7 mA during the enrichment and produced a maximum power density of 64.6 +/- 3.5 mW m(-2)compared to platinum (72.7 +/- 1.2 mW m(-2)) in aShewanella-based MFC. Microbial community analysis of the initial sludge sample and enriched samples, based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing, revealed the selection of chemolithotrophs with the most dominant phylum being Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria and Acidobacteria in the enriched samples. A variety of CO(2)fixing and nitrate-reducing bacteria was present in the resultant biofilm on the cathode. This study suggests that microbial consortia are capable of replacing expensive platinum as a cathode catalyst in MFCs.
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