• 文献标题:   Three-Dimensional N-Doped Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Composite Aerogel Anode to Develop High-Power Microbial Fuel Cell
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JIN SX, FENG YY, JIA JC, ZHAO FL, WU ZJ, LONG P, LI F, YU HT, YANG C, LIU QJ, ZHANG BC, SONG H, FENG W
  • 作者关键词:   anode, graphene aerogel, microbial fuel cell, ndoped carbon nanotube
  • 出版物名称:   ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
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  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1002/eem2.12373 EA MAY 2022
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Optimizing the structure of electrode materials is one of the most effective strategies for designing high-power microbial fuel cells (MFCs). However, electrode materials currently suffer from a series of shortcomings that limit the output of MFCs, such as high intrinsic resistance, poor electrolyte wettability, and low microbial load capacity. Here, a three-dimensional (3D) nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotube/graphene (N-MWCNT/GA) composite aerogel is synthesized as the anode for MFCs. Comparing nitrogen-doped GA, MWCNT/GA, and N-MWCNT/GA, the macroporous hydrophilic N-MWCNT/GA electrode with an average pore size of 4.24 mu m enables high-density loading of the microbes and facilitates extracellular electron transfer with low intrinsic resistance. Consequently, the hydrophilic surface of N-MWCNT can generate high charge mobility, enabling a high-power output performance of the MFC. In consequence, the MFC system based on N-MWCNT/GA anode exhibits a peak power density and output voltage of 2977.8 mW m(-2) and 0.654 V, which are 1.83 times and 16.3% higher than those obtained with MWCNT/GA, respectively. These results demonstrate that 3D N-MWCNT/GA anodes can be developed for high-power MFCs in different environments by optimizing their chemical and microstructures.