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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 43, 期 15, 页码 7501-7510出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.02.188
关键词
Bi-TiO2 cathode catalyst; Electro-chemical properties; Microbial fuel cell; Photo catalyst; Wastewater treatment
资金
- Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad [BIRAC SRISTI PMU - 2016/014]
Bismuth impregnation on pure TiO2 (Bi-TiO2) was carried out and tested in microbial fuel cell (MFC) as photocathode catalyst. UV-Visible spectral observation confirmed higher catalytic activity of Bi-TiO2 under visible light irradiation with reduced band gap of 2.80 eV as compared to pure TiO2 (3.26 eV). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy also showed two times higher exchange current density with lower charge transfer resistance for Bi-TiO2 (1.90 Omega) than pure TiO2 (3.95 Omega), thus confirming it as superior oxygen reduction reaction catalyst. MFC operated with Bi-TiO2 could generate a maximum power density of 224 mW m(-2), which was higher than MFC with Pt as cathode catalyst (194 mW m(-2)) and much higher than MFCs with TiO2 catalyzed cathode (68 mW m(-2)) and without any cathode catalyst (60 mW m(-2)). The results thus promote Bi doped TiO2 as a superior low-cost alternative to the costly Pt catalyst to take this MFC technology forward for field application. (C) 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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