• 文献标题:   Graphene Oxide/Carbon Nanotube Composite Hydrogels-Versatile Materials for Microbial Fuel Cell Applications
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KUMAR GG, HASHMI S, KARTHIKEYAN C, GHAVAMINEJAD A, VATANKHAHVARNOOSFADERANI M, STADLER FJ
  • 作者关键词:   carbon nanotube, composite hydrogel, graphene oxide, microbial fuel cell
  • 出版物名称:   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   1022-1336 EI 1521-3927
  • 通讯作者地址:   Madurai Kamaraj Univ
  • 被引频次:   38
  • DOI:   10.1002/marc.201400332
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Carbonaceous nanocomposite hydrogels are prepared with an aid of a suspension polymerization method and are used as anodes in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). (Poly N-Isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) hydrogels filled with electrically conductive carbonaceous nanomaterials exhibit significantly higher MFC efficiencies than the unfilled hydrogel. The observed morphological images clearly show the homogeneous dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene oxide (GO) in the PNIPAM matrix. The complex formation of CNTs and GO with NIPAM is evidenced from the structural characterizations. The effectual MFC performances are influenced by combining the materials of interest (GO and CNTs) and are attributed to the high surface area, number of active sites, and improved electron-transfer processes. The obtained higher MFC efficiencies associated with an excellent durability of the prepared hydrogels open up new possibilities for MFC anode applications.