Performance of stainless steel mesh cathode and PVDF-graphite cathode in microbial fuel cells

Liping Huang; Ying Han; Mingliang Li; Gaohong He; Zhikao Li

doi:10.1063/1.3456342

Performance of stainless steel mesh cathode and PVDF-graphite cathode in microbial fuel cells

Liping Huang, Ying Han, Mingliang Li, Gaohong He, Zhikao Li

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Inexpensive and conductive materials termed as stainless steel mesh and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-graphite were currently used as the air cathode electrodes in MFCs for the investigation of power production. By loading PTFE (poly(tetrafluoroethylene)) on the surface of stainless steel mesh, electricity production reached 3 times as high as that of the naked stainless steel. A much high catalytic activity for oxygen reduction was exhibited by Pt based and PTFE loading stainless steel mesh cathode, with an electricity generation of 1144±44 mW/m² (31±1 W/m³) and a Coulombic efficiency (CE) of 77±2%. When Pt was replaced by an inexpensive transition metal based catalyst (cobalt tetramethylphenylporphyrin, CoTMPP), power production and CE were 845±21 mW/m² (23±1 W/m³ and 68±1%, respectively Accordingly, power production from PVDF-graphite (hydrophobic) MFC and PVDF-graphite (hydrophile) MFC were 286±20 mW/m²(8±l W/m³) and 158±13 mW/m²(4±0.4 W/m³), respectively using CoTMPP as catalyst. These results give us new insight into materials like stainless steel mesh and PVDF-graphite as low cost cathode for reducing the costs of MFCs for wastewater treatment applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2nd International Symposium on Aqua Science, Water Resource and Low Carbon Energy
Pages	316-319
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3456342
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Symposium on Aqua Science, Water Resource and Low Carbon Energy 2009 - Sanya, China Duration: 7 Dec 2009 → 10 Dec 2009 Conference number: 2nd

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1251
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Conference

Conference	International Symposium on Aqua Science, Water Resource and Low Carbon Energy 2009
Country/Territory	China
City	Sanya
Period	7/12/09 → 10/12/09

Keywords

Cathode
Microbial fuel cell
Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)
Polyvinylidene fluoride
Stainless steel

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Huang, L, Han, Y, Li, M, He, G & Li, Z 2010, Performance of stainless steel mesh cathode and PVDF-graphite cathode in microbial fuel cells. in 2nd International Symposium on Aqua Science, Water Resource and Low Carbon Energy. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1251, pp. 316-319, International Symposium on Aqua Science, Water Resource and Low Carbon Energy 2009, Sanya, China, 7/12/09. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3456342

Performance of stainless steel mesh cathode and PVDF-graphite cathode in microbial fuel cells. / Huang, Liping; Han, Ying; Li, Mingliang et al.
2nd International Symposium on Aqua Science, Water Resource and Low Carbon Energy. 2010. p. 316-319 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1251).

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