• 文献标题:   In situ formation of graphene/biofilm composites for enhanced oxygen reduction in biocathode microbial fuel cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHUANG L, YUAN Y, YANG GQ, ZHOU SG
  • 作者关键词:   microbial fuel cell, biocathode, graphene, biofilm, oxygen reduction
  • 出版物名称:   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   1388-2481 EI 1873-1902
  • 通讯作者地址:   Guangdong Inst Ecoenvironm Soil Sci
  • 被引频次:   49
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.elecom.2012.05.010
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Here we reported a novel one-pot method for biocathode fabrication in microbial fuel cell (MFC), by which the microbially-reduced graphene was implanted into cathodic biofilm, leading to the in situ construction of graphene/biofilm composites with a three-dimensional structure. The maximum power density of the MFC with graphene-biocathode increased by 103% compared with the MFC with carbon cloth-biocathode. Electrochemical analyses showed that the graphene-biocathode had faster electron transfer kinetics and less internal resistance than the carbon cloth-biocathode. As an effective biocathode material, graphene/biofilm composites could enhance the electrocatalytic activity towards oxygen reduction, and facilitate the electron transfer between bacteria and electrode. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.