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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
energy
Carbon nanotube as an alternative cathode support and catalyst for microbial fuel cells
Applied Energy, Volume 102, Year 2013
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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) hold great promise as an alternative for direct biochemical energy extraction from both biomass and wastewater. However, the commercialization and scaling-up of MFCs is not completely feasible, due to the high price of platinum (Pt) as a cathode catalyst. In this paper, we studied the use of a carbon nanotube (CNT) composite catalyst, to reduce the amount of Pt (without decline of efficiency) for moving towards the commercialization of MFCs. CNT/Pt composite electrodes would increase MFC power output by 8.7-32.2%; with respect to the pristine Pt as a catalyst for the cathode at a chemical oxygen demand (COD) substrate of 100. mg/l and 2000. mg/l, respectively. Moreover, the amount of Pt in the CNT/Pt electrode could be reduced by up to 25% of the amount necessary for a conventional Pt/carbon electrode. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ghasemi, Mostafa
Malaysia, Bangi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Ismail, Manal
Malaysia, Bangi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Kamarudin, S. K.
Malaysia, Bangi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Saeedfar, Kasra
Malaysia, Bangi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Iran, Tehran
K. N. Toosi University of Technology
Daud, W. R.W.
Malaysia, Bangi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Hassan, Sedky H.A.
South Korea, Chuncheon
Kangwon National University
Heng, Lee Yook
Malaysia, Bangi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Alam, Javed
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Oh, Sangeun
South Korea, Chuncheon
Kangwon National University
Statistics
Citations: 134
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.003
ISSN:
03062619
Research Areas
Environmental