• 文献标题:   Reduced graphene oxide improves the performance of a methanogenic biocathode
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CARRILLOPENA D, MATEOS R, MORAN A, ESCAPA A
  • 作者关键词:   biocathode, carbon dioxide, electromethanogenesi, graphene oxide, microbial electrosynthesi
  • 出版物名称:   FUEL
  • ISSN:   0016-2361 EI 1873-7153
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.fuel.2022.123957 EA APR 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Microbial electrosynthesis (MES), a sub-branch of bioelectrochemical processes, takes advantage of a certain type of electroactive microorganism to produce added value products (such as methane) from carbon dioxide (CO2). The aim of this study is to quantify the benefits of using a carbon felt electrode modified with reduced graphene-oxide (rgoCF) as a methanogenic biocathode. The current density generated by the rgoCF was almost 30% higher than in the control carbon felt electrode (CF). In addition, charge transfer and ohmic resistances were, on average, 50% lower in the rgoCF electrode. These improvements were accompanied by a larger presence of bacteria (31% larger) and archaea (18% larger) in the rgoCF electrode. The microbial communities were dominated by hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaea (Methanobacterium) and, to a lesser extent, by a low-diversity group of bacteria in both biocathodes. Finally, it was estimated that for a CO2 feeding rate in the range 15-30 g CO2 per m(2) of electrode per day, it is possible to produce a high-quality biogas (>95% methane concentration).