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Membranes, volume 8, issue 4, pages 99

Effects of polymer matrices and carbon nanotubes on the generation of electric energy in a microbial fuel cell

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2018-10-25
Journal: Membranes
Quartile SCImago
Q2
Quartile WOS
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Impact factor4.2
ISSN20770375
Process Chemistry and Technology
Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
Filtration and Separation
Abstract

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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Plekhanova Y. et al. Effects of polymer matrices and carbon nanotubes on the generation of electric energy in a microbial fuel cell // Membranes. 2018. Vol. 8. No. 4. p. 99.
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Plekhanova Y., Tarasov S., Kolesov V., Kuznetsova I., Signore M., Quaranta F., Reshetilov A. N. Effects of polymer matrices and carbon nanotubes on the generation of electric energy in a microbial fuel cell // Membranes. 2018. Vol. 8. No. 4. p. 99.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.3390/membranes8040099
UR - https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmembranes8040099
TI - Effects of polymer matrices and carbon nanotubes on the generation of electric energy in a microbial fuel cell
T2 - Membranes
AU - Plekhanova, Yulia
AU - Tarasov, Sergei
AU - Signore, Maria
AU - Quaranta, Fabio
AU - Kolesov, Vladimir
AU - Kuznetsova, Iren
AU - Reshetilov, A. N.
PY - 2018
DA - 2018/10/25 00:00:00
PB - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SP - 99
IS - 4
VL - 8
PMID - 30366368
SN - 2077-0375
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@article{2018_Plekhanova,
author = {Yulia Plekhanova and Sergei Tarasov and Maria Signore and Fabio Quaranta and Vladimir Kolesov and Iren Kuznetsova and A. N. Reshetilov},
title = {Effects of polymer matrices and carbon nanotubes on the generation of electric energy in a microbial fuel cell},
journal = {Membranes},
year = {2018},
volume = {8},
publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},
month = {oct},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmembranes8040099},
number = {4},
pages = {99},
doi = {10.3390/membranes8040099}
}
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Plekhanova, Yulia, et al. “Effects of polymer matrices and carbon nanotubes on the generation of electric energy in a microbial fuel cell.” Membranes, vol. 8, no. 4, Oct. 2018, p. 99. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmembranes8040099.
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