The Effectiveness of TiO2-Loaded Air-Cathode in a Floating Microbial Fuel Cell

2021 ◽  
Vol 896 ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
Wataru Kubota ◽  
Dang Trang Nguyen ◽  
Kozo Taguchi
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Halogen Lamp ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Air Cathode ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cutoff Filter

This study shows the effectiveness of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) on a floating microbial fuel cell (FMFC). In the experiment, when a UV cutoff filter attached halogen lamp was used, the power density of the FMFC using pristine TiO₂ (P25) and the FMFC using TiO₂ sintered at 650 °C were was 2.11mW/m2 and 10.44 mW/m2 respectively. Next, when measured without UV cutoff filter, pristine TiO₂ type FMFC and 650°C sintered TiO₂ type FMFC recorded 2.93 mW/m2 and 11.93 mW/m2 respectively. From this result, it was confirmed that the power density was improved up to five times when the UV cutoff filter was used and four times when it was not used. According to the results of X-ray Diffraction (XRD), 650°C sintered TiO₂ is composed of more rutile phase than pristine TiO₂.

Fabrication and Super-Hydrophobicity of TiO2 Nanostructure with Urchin Shapes

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qunbing Zhang ◽  
Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Tio2 Film ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hydrophobic Property ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Diffraction Peaks ◽  
20 Nm ◽  
Tio2 Nanostructure

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) film with urchin-like nanostructures has been successfully fabricated without invoking any catalyst or template on silicon substrate. The morphological features characterized by FE-SEM showed that TiO2 film consisted of numerous sharply tipped micro-daggers with lengths of several micrometers and diameters of about 20 nm. X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD) shows that all diffraction peaks can be indexed to the rutile phase of TiO2. The water repelling characteristics of the film were measured by Contact Angle Meter as well as snapshots taken from a Hitachi camera. This measurement shows the water has a contact angle (CA) of about 151.2°. The above measurements indicate that the TiO2 film has super-hydrophobic property.

Structural and Thermal Studies of Titanium Dioxide Gel Modified with Anatase Isostructural Zircon Silicate

2018 ◽  
Vol 930 ◽  
pp. 73-78
Author(s):  
Eduardo Felipe de Carli ◽  
Natali Amarante da Cruz ◽  
Hiana Muniz Garcia ◽  
Jusinei Meireles Stropa ◽  
Lis Regiane Vizolli Favarin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Rietveld Method ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Thermal Studies ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Structural Rearrangements ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray

Important changes in anatase crystal structure are responsible for the consequent anatase-to-rutile phase transition in titanium dioxide powders. In order to investigate several structural rearrangements occurring in anatase phase obtained by hydrolysis-based method such as Sol-Gel method the X-ray diffraction techniques followed by Rietveld method seems to better approach. Several alterations in anatase lattice parameters can occur by doping insertion and the investigation of isostructural zircon silicate can provide interesting ones. In the present paper, the monitoring of anatase structure reordering and the consequent anatase-to-rutile phase transition along the thermal treatment up to higher temperatures were monitored carrying out DSC and XRD characterizations. The insertion of 6 mol% of zircon silicate leads to the fully anatase stabilization up to 900 °C due the control of ordering process, even that a continuous increasing in anatase tetragonality is present during the entire process. We can conclude the reconstructive anatase-to-rutile phase transition is delayed to very higher temperatures can consequence of more stable cross-linked metal oxide bond in anatase phase.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PELARUT TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK NANOPARTIKEL TITANIUM DIOKSIDA (TiO2)

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Atik Setyani ◽  
Emas Agus Prastyo Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Nano Tio2 ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Tio2 Anatase

PENGARUH PELARUT TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK NANOPARTIKEL TITANIUM DIOKSIDA (TiO2) ABSTRAK Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membandingkan jenis pelarut dalam proses pembentukan nanopartikel titanium dioksida dengan metode sol gel. Hasil karakterisasi dengan X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan pelarut berpengaruh terhadap kristalinitas dan fasa material yang terbentuk. Berdasarkan Joint Committee on Powder Diffraction Standards (JCPDS) card nomor 84-1286 menunjukkan difraktogram nano TiO2 hasil sintesis sebagian besar merupakan fasa anatas. Hal ini terlihat dari nilai 2 teta yang diperoleh yaitu 24,45˚; 47,29˚; 53,18˚; 61,64˚ untuk fasa anatas dan 54,65˚; 74,16˚ untuk fasa rutil. Hanya saja persentase fasa anatas pada nano TiO2 menggunakan pelarut metanol lebih besar jika dibandingkan dengan hasil nano TiO2 dengan pelarut etanol. Berdasarkan perhitungan ukuran partikel nano TiO2 menggunakan persamaan Debye- Scherer didapatkan ukuran nano TiO2 menggunakan metanol sebesar 13.78 nm sedangkan  nano TiO2 menggunakan etanol sebesar 34.26 nm. Kata Kunci: Pelarut, sol-gel, titanium dioksida   EFFECT OF SOLVENTS ON THE CHARACTERITICS OF NANOPARTICLES TITANIUM DIOXIDE (TiO2) ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to compare the type of solvent in the process of formation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles with sol gel method. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) characterization results indicate that the use of solvent effect on crystallinity and phase material formed. Based Joint Committee on Powder Diffraction Standards (JCPDS) 84-1286 card numbers show diffractogram nano TiO2 synthesized largely a anatas phase. This can be seen from a value of 2 theta obtained by the 24,45˚; 47,29˚; 53,18˚; 61,64˚ to phase anatas and 54,65˚; 74,16˚ for rutile phase. Only a small percentage of the nano TiO2 anatase phase using methanol solvent is greater when compared with the results of nano TiO2 with ethanol. Based on the calculation of nano TiO2 particle size using equation Debye- Scherer obtained nanosized TiO2 using methanol amounted to 13.78 nm while the nano TiO2 using ethanol amounted to 34.26 nm. Keywords: Solvent, sol-gel, titanium dioxide

Effect of Different Mediators on Bio-Energy Generation and Palm Oil Mill Effluent Treatment in an Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell-Adsorption System

2021 ◽  
Vol 411 ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Ivy Ai Wei Tan ◽  
J.R. Selvanathan ◽  
M.O. Abdullah ◽  
N. Abdul Wahab ◽  
D. Kanakaraju
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Palm Oil Mill Effluent ◽  
Adsorption System ◽  
Air Cathode ◽  
Palm Oil Mill

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) discharged without treatment into watercourses can pollute the water source. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) has gained high attention as a green technology of converting organic wastewater into bio-energy. As an approach to overcome the limitations of the existing POME treatment methods, air-cathode MFC-Adsorption system is introduced as an innovative technology to treat POME and generate bio-electricity simultaneously. However, the use of conventional MFC with proton exchange membrane in large scale applications is restricted by the high cost and low power generation. Addition of mediator in MFC is essential in order to increase the electron transfer efficiency, hence enhancing the system performance. This study therefore aims to investigate the effect of different type of mediators i.e. congo red (CR), crystal violet (CV) and methylene blue (MB) on the performance of an affordable air-cathode MFC-Adsorption system made from earthen pot with POME as the substrate. The addition of different mediators altered the pH of the MFC-Adsorption system, in which more alkaline system showed better performance. The voltage generated in the system with CR, CV and MB mediator was 120.58 mV, 168.63 mV and 189.25 mV whereas the current generated was 2.41 mA, 3.37 mA and 3.79 mA, respectively. The power density of 290.79 mW/m3, 568.72 mW/m3 and 716.31 mW/m3 was produced in the MFC-Adsorption system with CR, CV and MB mediator, respectively. The highest POME treatment efficiency was achieved in MFC-Adsorption system with MB mediator, which resulted in biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, turbidity and ammoniacal nitrogen removal of 75.3%, 84.8%, 91.5%, 86.1% and 23.31%, respectively. Overall, the air-cathode MFC-Adsorption system with addition of MB mediator was feasible for POME treatment and simultaneous bio-energy generation.

TiO2 nanofibers fabricated by electrospinning technique and degradation of MO dye under UV light

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveen Thakur ◽  
Nikesh Thakur ◽  
Viplove Bhullar ◽  
Saurabh Sharma ◽  
Aman Mahajan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Fiber Diameter ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Powder Form ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Electrospinning Technique ◽  
Tio2 Nanofibers ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Uv Visible

Abstract Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanofibers were synthesized by electrospinning to optimize the photocatalytic action efficiency. The synthesis of the fibers was carried out at four different wt% concentrations: 8, 9, 10 & 11% of polymer polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The TiO2 fibers were further calcined at 700 °C to get powder form. The uncalcinated and calcined TiO2 nanofibers were characterized by using X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-Visible spectroscopy. Raman spectroscopy confirmed the rutile phase of the calcined TiO2nanofibers in powder form with a crystallite size of 34–38 nm. The surface morphology of the uncalcinated and calcined TiO2 nanofibers was examined by SEM and the fiber diameter found to be 360–540 nm. The optical bandgap of the calcined TiO2 nanofibers was found in the range of 3.29–3.24 eV. The photocatalytic activity of the TiO2 nanofibers as examined for uncalcinated and calcined nanofibers, methyl orange (MO) dye degraded up to 98 and 78%, respectively in 180 min under the exposure of UV light. Uncalcinated TiO2 nanofibers were found more suitable for degradation of MO dye as compared to calcined nanofibers.

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