TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigating the effect of membrane layers on the cathode potential of air-cathode microbial fuel cells
AU - Mohamed, Hend Omar
AU - Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali
AU - Park, Mira
AU - Lee, Jinpyo
AU - Kim, Taewoo
AU - Prasad Ojha, Gunendra
AU - Pant, Bishweshwar
AU - Park, Soo Jin
AU - Kim, Hak Yong
AU - Barakat, Nasser A.M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MISP) (Grant Number 2014R1A4A1008140 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This study investigates the effect of cation exchange membrane (CEM) diffusion layers on cathode potential behavior in microbial fuel cells based on a cobalt electrodeposited anode that works in actual industrial wastewater. The structural properties of the modified anode materials were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which showed a strong and clear biofilm layer on the anode surface. Additionally, the structural properties of the utilized cathode materials were evaluated using energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrometry and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) techniques, which confirmed the transfer of cobalt ions through the CEM to the cathode surface. Finally, the performance of the modified anode material with various CEMs as diffusion layers was investigated in air-cathode microbial fuel cells. The results indicate that the metal electrodeposition strategy, which utilizes multiple CEM layers, enhanced the power and current generation by 498.2 and 455%, respectively. Moreover, the Columbic efficiency (CE) increased by 77%, 154.5%, and 232% for the MFC with one, two and three CEM layers, respectively.
AB - This study investigates the effect of cation exchange membrane (CEM) diffusion layers on cathode potential behavior in microbial fuel cells based on a cobalt electrodeposited anode that works in actual industrial wastewater. The structural properties of the modified anode materials were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which showed a strong and clear biofilm layer on the anode surface. Additionally, the structural properties of the utilized cathode materials were evaluated using energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrometry and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) techniques, which confirmed the transfer of cobalt ions through the CEM to the cathode surface. Finally, the performance of the modified anode material with various CEMs as diffusion layers was investigated in air-cathode microbial fuel cells. The results indicate that the metal electrodeposition strategy, which utilizes multiple CEM layers, enhanced the power and current generation by 498.2 and 455%, respectively. Moreover, the Columbic efficiency (CE) increased by 77%, 154.5%, and 232% for the MFC with one, two and three CEM layers, respectively.
KW - Cathode potential
KW - Cation exchange membrane
KW - Cobalt electrodeposition treatment
KW - Microbial fuel cell
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.07.218
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.07.218
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85028472138
SN - 0360-3199
VL - 42
SP - 24308
EP - 24318
JO - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
JF - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
IS - 38
ER -
