• 文献标题:   Reduced graphene oxide/polyacrylamide composite hydrogel scaffold as biocompatible anode for microbial fuel cell
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN JY, XIE P, ZHANG ZP
  • 作者关键词:   microbial fuel cell, graphene, hydrogel, biocompatible anode, bioenergy
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
  • ISSN:   1385-8947 EI 1873-3212
  • 通讯作者地址:   Sun Yat Sen Univ
  • 被引频次:   21
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.cej.2018.12.116
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

In this study, a reduced graphene oxide/polyacrylamide (rGO/PAM) three-dimensional (3D) composite hydrogel coupled with current collector graphite brush (GB) was developed as anode for microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The rGO/PAM was fabricated through in-situ polymerization of acrylamide in graphene oxide dispersion, followed by reduction with ascorbic acid. The resulting macro-porous scaffold with high surface area and biocompatibility was benefit for both mass diffusion of the culture medium, microbial colonization and electron mediators. As a result, the GB/rGO/PAM anode produces a remarkably high maximum power density and volumetric power density of 758mWm(-2) and 53Wm(-3) at the stable state of power generation, respectively. Moreover, the orientated rGO/PAM (O-rGO/PAM) with higher conductivity could further improve the maximum power density of MFCs, achieving 782mWm(-2). The above results are substantially higher than those of traditional GB, plain carbon cloth (CC), and the control GB/GO/PAM and CC/rGO/PAM based electrodes measured under the same conditions. The new 3D composite hydrogel electrode shows great promise for improving the power generation of MFCs devices.