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Low cost materials for the air cathodes in single-chamber microbial fuel cells: a mini review

Low cost materials for the air cathodes in single-chamber microbial fuel cells: a mini review
Low cost materials for the air cathodes in single-chamber microbial fuel cells: a mini review

Microbial fuel cells produce significant lower power output than conventional hydrogen and oxygen powered fuel cells. Thus, the utilization of fuel cell-grade materials is not practical in microbial fuel cells for recovering energy from wastewater. Air cathode single chamber microbial fuel cells are cost effective and relatively high power output. In addition, the cathode was the major contributor in the total cost of microbial fuel cells. In this paper, we reviewed the latest literatures that report metal-free oxygen reduction catalysts, binders and gas diffusion layers. Based on the recent progress, a perspective was given to design an effective air cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cells.

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Associazione Italiana di Ingegneria Chimica
Wang, Xu
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Zhang, Enren
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Yu, Eileen Hao
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Scott, Keith
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Zhang, Hongyang
Wang, Tichun
Tian, Lei
Wang, Xu
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Zhang, Enren
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Yu, Eileen Hao
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Scott, Keith
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Zhang, Hongyang
Wang, Tichun
Tian, Lei

Wang, Xu, Zhang, Enren, Yu, Eileen Hao and Scott, Keith (2016) Low cost materials for the air cathodes in single-chamber microbial fuel cells: a mini review. In, Zhang, Hongyang, Wang, Tichun and Tian, Lei (eds.) Chemical Engineering Transactions. Associazione Italiana di Ingegneria Chimica, pp. 37-42. (doi:10.3303/CET1651007).

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Abstract

Microbial fuel cells produce significant lower power output than conventional hydrogen and oxygen powered fuel cells. Thus, the utilization of fuel cell-grade materials is not practical in microbial fuel cells for recovering energy from wastewater. Air cathode single chamber microbial fuel cells are cost effective and relatively high power output. In addition, the cathode was the major contributor in the total cost of microbial fuel cells. In this paper, we reviewed the latest literatures that report metal-free oxygen reduction catalysts, binders and gas diffusion layers. Based on the recent progress, a perspective was given to design an effective air cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cells.

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Published date: 2016
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2016, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.

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Local EPrints ID: 498553
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/498553
PURE UUID: 59fb4ee9-8b0d-4c3c-a03c-503bbe5d1f43
ORCID for Eileen Hao Yu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6872-975X

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Author: Xu Wang
Author: Enren Zhang
Author: Eileen Hao Yu ORCID iD
Author: Keith Scott
Editor: Hongyang Zhang
Editor: Tichun Wang
Editor: Lei Tian

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