TY - GEN
T1 - Micro-/nano-structured anodes for enhanced performance of micro-sized microbial fuel cells
AU - Fraiwan, A.
AU - Adusumilli, S. P.
AU - Han, D.
AU - Steckl, A. J.
AU - Call, D. F.
AU - Westgate, C. R.
AU - Choi, S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2014TRF.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are gaining acceptance as a future alternative green energy technology and energy-efficient wastewater treatment method. Despite their vast potential, however, our ability to harness the potential of MFC technology lags from its low power density limiting its practical applications. Among a number of factors that can affect the MFC’s performance, the anode material has the greatest impact on the performance by determining the actual accessible surface area for bacteria to attach and affecting the interfacial electron transfer resistance. In this work, microbial electricity generations on six micro/nano-structured anodes in micro-sized MFCs (57 μL) have been investigated by probing the behavior and physiology of microbial biofilm and their interaction with each anode at a new level of detail and efficiency. Six anodes are carbon nanotube (CNT), carbon nanofiber (CNF), gold/PCL microfiber (GPM), gold/PCL nanofiber (GPN), planar gold (PG), and conventional carbon paper (CP).
AB - Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are gaining acceptance as a future alternative green energy technology and energy-efficient wastewater treatment method. Despite their vast potential, however, our ability to harness the potential of MFC technology lags from its low power density limiting its practical applications. Among a number of factors that can affect the MFC’s performance, the anode material has the greatest impact on the performance by determining the actual accessible surface area for bacteria to attach and affecting the interfacial electron transfer resistance. In this work, microbial electricity generations on six micro/nano-structured anodes in micro-sized MFCs (57 μL) have been investigated by probing the behavior and physiology of microbial biofilm and their interaction with each anode at a new level of detail and efficiency. Six anodes are carbon nanotube (CNT), carbon nanofiber (CNF), gold/PCL microfiber (GPM), gold/PCL nanofiber (GPN), planar gold (PG), and conventional carbon paper (CP).
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85061937834
U2 - 10.31438/trf.hh2014.55
DO - 10.31438/trf.hh2014.55
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Technical Digest - Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop
SP - 203
EP - 206
BT - 2014 Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head 2014
A2 - Allen, Mark G.
A2 - Mehregany, Mehran
PB - Transducer Research Foundation
T2 - 2014 Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head 2014
Y2 - 8 June 2014 through 12 June 2014
ER -