期刊
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
卷 92, 期 -, 页码 22-26出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2013.03.001
关键词
Microbial fuel cell; Nickel foam; Activated carbon; Air cathode; Bioenergy
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21073163]
- National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) [2011AA060907]
- Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China [Z4110186]
A cathode is a critical factor that limits the practical application of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) in terms of cost and power generation. To develop a cost-effective cathode, we investigate a cathode preparation technique using nickel foam as a current collector, activated carbon as a catalyst and PTFE as a binder. The effects of the type and loading of conductive carbon, the type and loading of activated carbon, and PTFE loading on cathode performance are systematically studied by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). The nickel foam cathode MFC produces a power density of 1190 +/- 50 mW m(-2), comparable with 1320 mW m(-2) from a typical carbon cloth Pt cathode MFC. However, the cost of a nickel foam activated carbon cathode is 1/30 of that of carbon cloth Pt cathode. The results indicate that a nickel foam cathode could be used in scaling up the MFC system. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved,
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