• 文献标题:   Electron transfer from sulfate-reducing bacteria biofilm promoted by reduced graphene sheets
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WAN Y, ZHANG D, WANG Y, WU JJ
  • 作者关键词:   reduced graphene sheets rgss, sulfatereducing bacteria, electron transfer, microbial fuel cell mfc
  • 出版物名称:   CHINESE JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY LIMNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0254-4059 EI 1993-5005
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1007/s00343-012-1018-x
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Reduced graphene sheets (RGSs) mediate electron transfer between sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and solid electrodes, and promote the development of microbial fuel cells (MFC). We have investigated RSG-promoted electron transfer between SRB and a glassy carbon (GC) electrode. The RGSs were produced at high yield by a chemical sequence involving graphite oxidation, ultrasonic exfoliation of nanosheets, and N2H4 reduction. Cyclic voltammetric testing showed that the characteristic anodic peaks (around 0.3 V) might arise from the combination of bacterial membrane surface cytochrome c3 and the metabolic products of SRB. After 6 d, another anodic wave gradually increased to a maximum current peak and a third anodic signal became visible at around 0 V. The enhancements of two characteristic anodic peaks suggest that RSGs mediate electron-transfer kinetics between bacteria and the solid electrode. Manipulation of these recently-discovered electron-transport mechanisms will lead to significant advances in MFC engineering