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Carbon electrodes for microbial fuel cells

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Aurelia-Anca Dumitru, Emeritus Professor Keith Scott

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Abstract

The high conductivity and active surface area, combined with biocompatibility for working bacteria, is one of the biggest challenges for microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Prospective investigation of electrodes with a foam structure of carbonized polymers with ferrocene catalysts in a regular MFC with Escherichia coli, glucose and methylene blue as a mediator is presented. The electrode structures have been characterized by XRD and TEM, and showed a large number of nanotubes with large defects, in a randomly interconnected network. The characteristics of the MFC related to carbon structures and biocompatibility are described.

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Author(s): Morozan A, Stamatin I, Stamatin L, Dumitru A, Scott K

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials

Year: 2007

Volume: 9

Issue: 1

Pages: 221-224

Print publication date: 01/01/2007

ISSN (print): 1454-4164

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Publisher: Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Optoelectronica

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