• 文献标题:   A slurry electrode based on reduced graphene oxide and poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) for applications in microbial electrochemical technologies
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   COROMINA HM, CUFFARO GA, TOMMASI T, PUIG S, VIRDIS B
  • 作者关键词:   bioelectrochemical system, graphene, improved catalytic current, electrode material, electroactive microorganism, slurry electrode
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
  • ISSN:   1572-6657 EI 1873-2569
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116546 EA JUL 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

A reduced graphene oxide slurry electrode was prepared via electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide, using anionic surfactant poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) to stabilise the suspension. The slurry electrode was characterised for its electrochemical and rheological properties and tested for its application in a microbial electrochemical system under both static and fluidised conditions. Thanks to the high ratio of lateral dimension to thickness, reduced graphene oxide allowed electronic percolation at a particles loading of only 2% (wt.), which is significantly lower than typically applied with other graphitic materials such as activated carbon. The slurry displayed shear thinning behaviour, which is advantageous in real scale applications to guaranteeing homogeneity during fluidisation and to prevent sedimentation under static conditions. When tested under fluidised conditions in a microbial electrochemical device seeded with a mixed microbial consortium, the slurry enabled a 4.7x improvement of catalytic current production compared to static conditions. This approach may represent an important step toward increasing competitiveness and applicability of microbial electrochemical technologies.