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Enhancement of microbial fuel cell performance by introducing a nano-composite cathode catalyst

Mounika, Kodali; Herrera, Sergio; Kabir, Sadia; Serov, Alexey; Santoro, Carlo; Ieropoulos, Ioannis; Atanassov, Plamen

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Authors

Kodali Mounika

Sergio Herrera

Sadia Kabir

Alexey Serov

Carlo Santoro Carlo.Santoro@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Bio-Energy

Yannis Ieropoulos Ioannis2.Ieropoulos@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Bioenergy & Director of B-B

Plamen Atanassov



Abstract

© 2018 The Authors Iron aminoantipyrine (Fe-AAPyr), graphene nanosheets (GNSs) derived catalysts and their physical mixture Fe-AAPyr-GNS were synthesized and investigated as cathode catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with the activated carbon (AC) as a baseline. Fe-AAPyr catalyst was prepared by Sacrificial Support Method (SSM) with silica as a template and aminoantipyrine (AAPyr) as the organic precursor. 3D-GNS was prepared using modified Hummers method technique. The Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) activity of these catalysts at different loadings was investigated by using rotating ring disk (RRDE) electrode setup in the neutral electrolyte. The performance of the catalysts integrated into air-breathing cathode was also investigated. The co-presence of GNS (2 mg cm−2) and Fe-AAPyr (2 mg cm−2) catalyst within the air-breathing cathode resulted in the higher power generation recorded in MFC of 235 ± 1 μW cm−2. Fe-AAPyr catalyst itself showed high performance (217 ± 1 μW cm−2), higher compared to GNS (150 ± 5 μW cm−2) while AC generated power of roughly 104 μW cm−2.

Citation

Mounika, K., Herrera, S., Kabir, S., Serov, A., Santoro, C., Ieropoulos, I., & Atanassov, P. (2018). Enhancement of microbial fuel cell performance by introducing a nano-composite cathode catalyst. Electrochimica Acta, 265, 56-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.01.118

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 19, 2018
Publication Date Mar 1, 2018
Deposit Date Mar 14, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Electrochimica Acta
Print ISSN 0013-4686
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 265
Pages 56-64
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.01.118
Keywords Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), microbial fuel cell, PGM-Free, graphene nanosheets, iron catalyst
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/875261
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.01.118

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