Gelatin as a promising printable nutrient feedstock for microbial fuel cells (MFC)
Gelatin as a promising printable nutrient feedstock for microbial fuel cells (MFC)
This study describes the work carried out towards the optimization of critical MFC components with potential 3D fabricated materials. The response of the optimised fuel cells, which were fed with soft materials such as gelatin, alginate and Nafion™, is also reported. The optimised components were the membrane and the cathode electrode. Membrane was substituted with a custom made terracotta sheet and the electrode used was a single sheet of carbon veil coated with an activated carbon paste. The results showed that amongst the soft materials tested, gelatin performed better; also it revealed that even after a 10-day starvation period the gelatin had better longevity. These results show that MFCs can be potentially 3D-printed monolithically using the EvoBot platform.
EvoBot, Gelatin, MFC, Nutrient feedstock
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Theodosiou, Pavlina
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Ieropoulos, Ioannis
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Taylor, Benjamin
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Greenman, John
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Melhuish, Chris
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2015
Theodosiou, Pavlina
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Ieropoulos, Ioannis
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Taylor, Benjamin
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Greenman, John
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Melhuish, Chris
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Theodosiou, Pavlina, Ieropoulos, Ioannis, Taylor, Benjamin, Greenman, John and Melhuish, Chris
(2015)
Gelatin as a promising printable nutrient feedstock for microbial fuel cells (MFC).
Barchiesi, Chiara, Chianella, Michela and Cigolotti, Viviana
(eds.)
In Proceedings of the 6th European Fuel Cell - Piero Lunghi Conference, EFC 2015.
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Abstract
This study describes the work carried out towards the optimization of critical MFC components with potential 3D fabricated materials. The response of the optimised fuel cells, which were fed with soft materials such as gelatin, alginate and Nafion™, is also reported. The optimised components were the membrane and the cathode electrode. Membrane was substituted with a custom made terracotta sheet and the electrode used was a single sheet of carbon veil coated with an activated carbon paste. The results showed that amongst the soft materials tested, gelatin performed better; also it revealed that even after a 10-day starvation period the gelatin had better longevity. These results show that MFCs can be potentially 3D-printed monolithically using the EvoBot platform.
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Published date: 2015
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6th European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference - Piero Lunghi Conference, EFC 2015, , Naples, Italy, 2015-12-16 - 2015-12-18
Keywords:
EvoBot, Gelatin, MFC, Nutrient feedstock
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Pavlina Theodosiou
Author:
Benjamin Taylor
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John Greenman
Author:
Chris Melhuish
Editor:
Chiara Barchiesi
Editor:
Michela Chianella
Editor:
Viviana Cigolotti
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