• 文献标题:   TEMPO-Oxidized Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers/Graphene Oxide Fibers for Osmotic Energy Conversion
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHENG N, CHEN SY, ZHANG MH, WU ZT, LIANG QQ, JI P, WANG HP
  • 作者关键词:   bacterial cellulose nanofiber, graphene oxide, nanofluid, osmotic energy conversion, charge transport
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
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  • 被引频次:   30
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.1c03192 EA MAY 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

The large osmotic energy between river water and seawater is an inexhaustible blue energy source; however, the complicated manufacturing methods used for ion-exchange devices hinder the development of reverse electrodialysis (RED). Here, we use a wet-spinning method to continuously spin meter-scale 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)-oxidized bacterial cellulose (TOBC) nanofiber filaments, which are then used to construct nanochannels for osmotic energy conversion. These are then used to build a nacre-like structure by adding graphene oxide (GO), which provides narrow nanochannels in one-dimensional and two-dimensional nanofluid systems for rapid ion transport. With a 50-fold concentration gradient, the nanochannels in the fibers generate electricity of 0.35 W m(-2), with an ionic mobility of 0.94 and an energy conversion efficiency of 38%. The assembly of GO and TOBC results in a high power density of 0.53 W m(-2) using artificial seawater and river water. The RED device fabricated from TOBC/GO fibers maintains a stable power density for 15 days. This research proposes a simple method to reduce the size of nanochannels to improve the ionic conductivity, ionic selectivity, and power density of cellulose-based nanofibers to increase the possibility of their application for the conversion of osmotic energy to electrical energy.