Journal of Guangdong University of Technology ›› 2018, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (04): 111-118.doi: 10.12052/gdutxb.170162

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Application of Carbonized Waste Cotton Textiles as Electrode in Microbial Fuel Cells

Zeng Li-zhen1,2, He Miao1   

  1. 1. School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China;
    2. Analysis and Testing Center, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • Received:2017-11-30 Online:2018-07-09 Published:2018-06-06
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Abstract: A new biocompatible, porous, high conductive and low-cost electrode, carbonized waste cotton textiles (CCTs) was developed as anode electrode materials for membraneless microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The CCTs are characterized by using Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method. The results show that the CCT-1000 electrode provides a low electrical resistivity (7.56 Ω·sq-1) and a large surface area (209.64 m2·g-1) for bacterial growth, hence greatly increasing the loading amount of bacterial cells and facilitating the extracellar electron transfer (EET). The MFC using the CCT-1000 anode delivers a power output of 738±20 mW·m-2, which is 43% higher than that of commercial carbon felt anode with the same configuration and non-catalyst modification. Moreover, making full use of the cheap electrode and membraneless configuration can greatly reduce cost of MFCs.

Key words: carbonization, waste cotton textiles, low-cost, microbial fuel cell, anode

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