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Application of Low-Cost Plant-Derived Carbon Dots as a Sustainable Anode Catalyst in Microbial Fuel Cells for Improved Wastewater Treatment and Power Output

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CATALYSTS
卷 12, 期 12, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal12121580

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carbon dots; anode catalyst; power density; microbial fuel cells

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  1. Sharda University [SUSF2001/01]
  2. Life Sciences Research Board, Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) [LSRB/81/48222/LSRB-368/BTB/2020]
  3. Department of Science and Technology [CRD/2018/000022]
  4. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
  5. Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE) [TAR/2021/000278]

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A novel strategy for designing an efficient and environmentally friendly anode for energy generation from wastewater is reported in this study. Adding carbon dots to microbial fuel cells (MFC) enhances electron recovery from organics oxidation and promotes efficient biofilm formation.
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) can generate electric energy from wastewater which can be enhanced further by anode catalysts. The recovery of electrons produced by oxidation of organics catalyzed by bacteria in the anode was enhanced when carbon dots(CDs) were added into the MFC. In this present study, a novel strategy for designing anode material and the fabrication of a high-efficient and environmentally friendly anode for energy generation from wastewater was reported. The CDs were synthesized by the pyrolysis of a peanut shell at the temperature of 250 degrees C for 2 h with a heating rate of 10 degrees C min(-1). Thus synthesized CDs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV/Vis spectroscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy. The TEM analysis showed morphology with an average size of 1.62 nm. The UV/Vis absorbance of the CDs shows a wide absorption band without a characteristic peak. The excitation spectrum of CDs recorded at the emission wavelength of 440 nm exhibits a peak around 320 nm. CDs were investigated as an anode material in a MFC utilizing acetate as the organic substrate. The average chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal in closed circuit operation mode was 89%. The maximum power density production (7.2 W/m(3)) was observed in MFC containing 1 mg/cm(2) CD-impregnated anode (CDsIA). The CDsIA provides the ability to promote efficient biofilm formation. These results emphasize the application of CD-based electrodes in MFCs for the simultaneous treatment of wastewater and electricity generation while also providing additional benefits.

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