Sayed, Enas Taha, Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali, Alawadhi, Hussain, Elsaid, Khaled, Wilberforce, Tabbi and Olabi, A. G. (2021). Graphitic carbon nitride/carbon brush composite as a novel anode for yeast-based microbial fuel cells. Energy, 221 ,
Abstract
A biocompatible graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) was prepared on the surface of carbon brush fiber (CB) via a facile one-step preparation method. The prepared g-C3N4 formed a composite with the carbon brush's fibers (g-C3N4@CB), as shown from the XRD analysis. The g-C3N4@CB was used as an anode in a yeast-based microbial fuel cell (MFC), and demonstrated an outstanding performance compared to plain CB. An anode potential of −0.27 V “vs. Ag/AgCl” and an open-circuit voltage of 0.77 V was obtained in the case of the composite electrode, compared to −0.1 V vs. Ag/AgCl and 0.62 V, respectively, in the case of the CB. The cell using the composite electrode demonstrated a maximum power of 772 mWm−2, which is twelve times that obtained using the CB. The outstanding performance of the composite electrode can be credited to the biocompatibility of the composite anode and its roughness, which improved the yeast biofilm formation and decreased the ohmic resistance. This is the first report involving the application of g-C3N4 in a yeast-based MFC, and it demonstrated promising results which can be used for other types of MFCs.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.119849 |
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Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Engineering and Technology > Mechanical, Biomedical & Design |
Additional Information: | © 2021, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biofilm,Composite electrode,Graphitic carbon nitride,Impedance spectroscopy,Yeast based MFC,Civil and Structural Engineering,Building and Construction,Pollution,Mechanical Engineering,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
Publication ISSN: | 0360-5442 |
Last Modified: | 16 Aug 2024 07:08 |
Date Deposited: | 17 Mar 2021 09:18 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2021-04-15 |
Published Online Date: | 2021-01-14 |
Accepted Date: | 2021-01-10 |
Authors: |
Sayed, Enas Taha
Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali Alawadhi, Hussain Elsaid, Khaled Wilberforce, Tabbi ( ![]() Olabi, A. G. |
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