• 文献标题:   Self-assembly of cell-embedding reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole hydrogel as efficient anode for high-performance microbial fuel cell
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KIRUBAHARAN J, WANG JW, ABBAS SZ, SHAH SB, ZHANG YF, WANG JX, YONG YC
  • 作者关键词:   microbial fuel cell, biohydrogel, selfassembly, electron transfer, green energy
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMOSPHERE
  • ISSN:   0045-6535 EI 1879-1298
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138413 EA MAR 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

A three-dimensional (3D) macroporous reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole (rGO/Ppy) hydrogel assembled by bacterial cells was fabricated and applied for microbial fuel cells. By taking the advantage of electroactive cell -induced bioreduction of graphene oxide and in-situ polymerization of Ppy, a facile self-assembly by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1and in-situ polymerization approach for 3D rGO/Ppy hydrogel preparation was developed. This facile one-step self-assembly process enabled the embedding of living electroactive cells inside the hydrogel electrode, which showed an interconnected 3D macroporous structures with high conductivity and biocompat-ibility. Electrochemical analysis indicated that the self-assembly of cell-embedding rGO/Ppy hydrogel enhanced the electrochemical activity of the bioelectrode and reduced the electron charge transfer resistance between the cells and the electrode. Impressively, extremely high power output of 3366 +/- 42 mW m- 2 was achieved from the MFC with cell-embedding rGO/Ppy hydrogel rGO/Ppy, which was 8.6 times of that delivered from the MFC with bare electrode. Further analysis indicated that the increased cell loading by the hydrogel and improved elec-trochemical activity by the rGO/Ppy composite would be the underlying mechanism for this performance improvement. This study provided a facile approach to fabricate the biocompatible and electrochemical active 3D nanocomposites for MFC, which would also be promising for performance optimization of various bio-electrochemical systems.