Oxidised stainless steel: a very effective electrode material for microbial fuel cell bioanodes but at high risk of corrosion

The electrode material has the very important influence to the microbial fuel cell. The different electrode materials were studied for producing the electricity performance to MFC by the activated sludge as the substrate. The results indicated that the anode of graphite pole was 0.63 mW/cm2 of the area power density. The carbon paper was 60 (0.50mW/cm2). Carbon paper 90 was 0.23mW/cm2. Although having the biggest area power density, the general trend of the graphite pole is much lower than others and production of the electricity was not good. Even though the maximum of area power density of graphite pole, it might be the reason for increasing nutritive compound and elevation of temperature. The carbon paper 90 produce the area power density is the steadiest among three poles and its output voltage is a quite stable and low. MFC is excellent under carbon paper 90. The area power density had strong fluctuating scope, the power density is big and the overall value is high under carbon paper 60.

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Fabrication of stainless steel mesh gas diffusion electrode for power generation in microbial fuel cell

Biosensors and Bioelectronics ◽

10.1016/j.bios.2010.09.023 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (5) ◽

pp. 2142-2146 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Shi-Jie You ◽

Xiu-Heng Wang ◽

Jin-Na Zhang ◽

Jing-Yuan Wang ◽

Nan-Qi Ren ◽

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Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Stainless Steel ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Gas Diffusion ◽

Gas Diffusion Electrode ◽

Stainless Steel Mesh ◽

Steel Mesh

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Influence of electrode material and electrode distance on bioelectricity production from sago-processing wastewater using microbial fuel cell

Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy ◽

10.1002/ep.11603 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 390-395 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

T. Sangeetha ◽

M. Muthukumar

Keyword(s):

Fuel Cell ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Electrode Material ◽

Electrode Distance

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Effect of Anode with Pretreatment on the Electricity Generation of a Single Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.156-157.742 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 156-157 ◽

pp. 742-746 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Yu Lan Tang ◽

Xiao Wei Bi ◽

Hong Sun ◽

Jin Xiang Fu ◽

Man Peng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Stainless Steel ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Carbon Fiber ◽

Microbial Fuel Cell ◽

Electricity Generation ◽

Coulombic Efficiency ◽

Electronic Media ◽

Air Cathode ◽

Single Chamber ◽

Anode Modification

Electricity can be generated during the wastewater treatment by microbial fuel cell (MFC). Effect of the anode pretreatment method, anode modification and electronic media in anolyte on electricity generation of a single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) with an air cathode was investigated by performance measurement of the MFC during one cycle of generating electricity. Results show that the discharge time of MFCs with stainless steel anode pretreated by NH4Cl and HCl is longer than that with anode pretreated by the distilled water and NaOH; the performance of MFC with anode pretreated by NH4Cl is the best; comparison with stainless steel anode and adhere activated carbon, the current of MFC with the stainless steel anode adhere the carbon fiber is the maximum and its Coulombic efficiency is the highest; The electricity generation characteristics of the MFC with the anode adhered carbon fiber and pretreated by NH4Cl and the anolyte added the electronic media is the best. The action of the electronic medium and the NH4Cl on the MFC is synergism. It's of great significance that the research results improve the performance of MFC by anode pretreatment.

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