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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 51, 期 22, 页码 13494-13501出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03644
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- US National Science Foundation (NSF) [CEBT-1510682]
- SDSU startup funds
- SDSU University Grants Program
- NSF [CEBT-1510681]
Current artificial photosynthesis (APS) systems are promising for the storage of solar energy via transportable and storable fuels, but the anodic half-reaction of water oxidation is an energy intensive process which in many cases poorly couples with the cathodic half-reaction. Here we demonstrate a self-sustaining microbial photoelectrosynthesis (MPES) system that pairs microbial electrochemical oxidation with photoelectrochemical water reduction for energy efficient H-2 generation. MPES reduces the overall energy requirements thereby greatly expanding the range of semiconductors that can be utilized in APS. Due to the recovery of chemical energy from waste organics by the mild microbial process and utilization of cost-effective and stable catalyst/electrode materials, our MPES system produced a stable current of 0.4 mA/cm(2) for 24 h without any external bias and similar to 10 mA/cm(2) with a modest bias under one sun illumination. This system also showed other merits, such as creating benefits of wastewater treatment and facile preparation and scalability.
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