Effects of Polymer Matrices and Carbon Nanotubes on the Generation of Electric Energy in a Microbial Fuel Cell

The anode of a microbial fuel cell (MFC) was formed on a graphite electrode and immobilized Gluconobacter oxydans VKM-1280 bacterial cells. Immobilization was performed in chitosan, poly(vinyl alcohol) or N-vinylpyrrolidone-modified poly(vinyl alcohol). Ethanol was used as substrate. The anode was modified using multiwalled carbon nanotubes. The aim of the modification was to create a conductive network between cell lipid membranes, containing exposed pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ)-dependent alcoholdehydrogenases, and the electrode to facilitate electron transfer in the system. The bioelectrochemical characteristics of modified anodes at various cell/polymer ratios were assessed via current density, power density, polarization curves and impedance spectres. Microbial fuel cells based on chitosan at a matrix/cell volume ratio of 5:1 produced maximal power characteristics of the system (8.3 μW/cm²) at a minimal resistance (1111 Ohm cm²). Modification of the anode by multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) led to a slight decrease of internal resistance (down to 1078 Ohm cm²) and to an increase of generated power density up to 10.6 μW/cm². We explored the possibility of accumulating electric energy from an MFC on a 6800-μF capacitor via a boost converter. Generated voltage was increased from 0.3 V up to 3.2 V. Accumulated energy was used to power a Clark-type biosensor and a Bluetooth transmitter with three sensors, a miniature electric motor and a light-emitting diode.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Membranes - 8(2018), 4 vom: 25. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Plekhanova, Yulia [VerfasserIn]
Tarasov, Sergei [VerfasserIn]
Kolesov, Vladimir [VerfasserIn]
Kuznetsova, Iren [VerfasserIn]
Signore, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Quaranta, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Reshetilov, Anatoly [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Boost converter accumulation
Immobilization of bacterial cells
Interaction of cell membranes with carbon nanotubes
Journal Article
Microbial fuel cell
Polymer matrix

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Date Revised 05.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/membranes8040099

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM290003962