Application of PAN-Based Carbon Fibers as Brush Anode in Microbial Fuel Cells for Higher Electricity Production

En Ren Zhang; Jun Le Niu; Lei Liu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.251.329

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Application of PAN-Based Carbon Fibers as Brush Anode in Microbial Fuel Cells for Higher Electricity Production

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PAN-based carbon fiber was used to prepare brush anode, and its electrochemical performance was investigated in a tubular microbial fuel cells. Experimental results showed that electricity production can be enhanced by using brush anode, with maximum current (up to 25 mA) much higher than that of reported microbial fuel cells using other types of carbon materials. Heat treatment is demonstrated to be an effective method to further increase the performance of the brush anode, not only reducing the start-up time of the microbial fuel cells, but also increasing the duration of electricity production and polarization properties.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 251)

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En Ren Zhang, Jun Le Niu, Lei Liu

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Brush Anode, PAN-Based Carbon Fiber, Tubular Microbial Fuel Cells

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