期刊
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
卷 347, 期 -, 页码 159-169出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.02.031
关键词
Microbial fuel cell; Computational simulation; Mass transport; Buffer system; pH; Concentration overpotential
资金
- US Army Research Office [W911NF-11-1-0531]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16H07492] Funding Source: KAKEN
This paper presents a computational model of a single chamber, air-cathode MFC. The model considers losses due to mass transport, as well as biological and electrochemical reactions, in both the anode and cathode half-cells. Computational fluid dynamics and Monod-Nernst analysis are incorporated into the reactions for the anode biofilm and cathode Pt catalyst and biofilm. The integrated model provides a macro-perspective of the interrelation between the anode and cathode during power production, while incorporating microscale contributions of mass transport within the anode and cathode layers. Model considerations include the effects of pH (H+/OH- transport) and electric field-driven migration on concentration overpotential, effects of various buffers and various amounts of buffer on the pH in the whole reactor, and overall impacts on the power output of the MFC. The simulation results fit the experimental polarization and power density curves well. Further, this model provides insight regarding mass transport at varying current density regimes and quantitative delineation of overpotentials at the anode and cathode. Overall, this comprehensive simulation is designed to accurately predict MFC performance based on fundamental fluid and kinetic relations and guide optimization of the MFC system. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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