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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 18055-18060 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 44 |
| Early online date | 11 Oct 2011 |
| DOIs | |
| Status | Published - 28 Nov 2011 |
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Porous ceramic anode materials for photo-microbial fuel cells. / Thorne, Rebecca; Hu, Huaining; Schneider, Kenneth; Bombelli, Paolo; Fisher, Adrian; Peter, Laurence M; Dent, Andrew; Cameron, Petra J.
In: Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol. 21, No. 44, 28.11.2011, p. 18055-18060.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Porous ceramic anode materials for photo-microbial fuel cells
AU - Thorne,Rebecca
AU - Hu,Huaining
AU - Schneider,Kenneth
AU - Bombelli,Paolo
AU - Fisher,Adrian
AU - Peter,Laurence M
AU - Dent,Andrew
AU - Cameron,Petra J
PY - 2011/11/28
Y1 - 2011/11/28
N2 - This study focuses on porous ceramics as a promising new type of anode material for photo-microbial fuel cells (p-MFCs). The anodes were made from titanium dioxide and chemical vapour deposition was used to coat them with a layer of fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) to make them conducting. Chlorella vulgaris biofilms were grown in the millimetre sized pores of the ceramic electrodes, producing an extensive extra cellular matrix that was anchored directly to the electrode surface. In contrast algal cells grown on carbon felt appeared misshapen and lacked a continuous extra cellular matrix. A preliminary comparison of different anodes in p-MFCs showed that the power density was 16 times higher on a ceramic anode compared to the best performing carbon anode. Good power densities were also found for algae grown directly onto FTO coated glass, but in contrast to the ceramic anodes the biofilm did not adhere strongly to the planar surface and was easily removed or damaged.
AB - This study focuses on porous ceramics as a promising new type of anode material for photo-microbial fuel cells (p-MFCs). The anodes were made from titanium dioxide and chemical vapour deposition was used to coat them with a layer of fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) to make them conducting. Chlorella vulgaris biofilms were grown in the millimetre sized pores of the ceramic electrodes, producing an extensive extra cellular matrix that was anchored directly to the electrode surface. In contrast algal cells grown on carbon felt appeared misshapen and lacked a continuous extra cellular matrix. A preliminary comparison of different anodes in p-MFCs showed that the power density was 16 times higher on a ceramic anode compared to the best performing carbon anode. Good power densities were also found for algae grown directly onto FTO coated glass, but in contrast to the ceramic anodes the biofilm did not adhere strongly to the planar surface and was easily removed or damaged.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1jm13058g
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DO - 10.1039/c1jm13058g
M3 - Article
VL - 21
SP - 18055
EP - 18060
JO - Journal of Materials Chemistry
T2 - Journal of Materials Chemistry
JF - Journal of Materials Chemistry
SN - 0959-9428
IS - 44
ER -