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Conductive Geopolymers as Low-Cost Electrode Materials for Microbial Fuel Cells

Zhang, Shifan ; Schuster, Jürgen ; Frühauf-Wyllie, Hanna ; Arat, Serkan ; Yadav, Sandeep ; Schneider, Jörg J. ; Stöckl, Markus ; Ukrainczyk, Neven ; Koenders, Eddie (2022)
Conductive Geopolymers as Low-Cost Electrode Materials for Microbial Fuel Cells.
In: ACS Omega, 6 (43)
doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03805
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Geopolymer (GP) inorganic binders have a superior acid resistance compared to conventional cement (e.g., Portland cement, PC) binders, have better microbial compatibility, and are suitable for introducing electrically conductive additives to improve electron and ion transfer properties. In this study, GP–graphite (GPG) composites and PC–graphite (PCG) composites with a graphite content of 1–10 vol % were prepared and characterized. The electrical conductivity percolation threshold of the GPG and PCG composites was around 7 and 8 vol %, respectively. GPG and PCG composites with a graphite content of 8 to 10 vol % were selected as anode electrodes for the electrochemical analysis in two-chamber polarized microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Graphite electrodes were used as the positive control reference material. Geobacter sulfurreducens was used as a biofilm-forming and electroactive model organism for MFC experiments. Compared to the conventional graphite anodes, the anode-respiring biofilms resulted in equal current production on GPG composite anodes, whereas the PCG composites showed a very poor performance. The largest mean value of the measured current densities of a GPG composite used as anodes in MFCs was 380.4 μA cm⁻² with a standard deviation of 129.5 μA cm⁻². Overall, the best results were obtained with electrodes having a relatively low Ohmic resistance, that is, GPG composites and graphite. The very first approach employing sustainable GPs as a low-cost electrode binder material in an MFC showed promising results with the potential to greatly reduce the production costs of MFCs, which would also increase the feasibility of MFC large-scale applications.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2022
Autor(en): Zhang, Shifan ; Schuster, Jürgen ; Frühauf-Wyllie, Hanna ; Arat, Serkan ; Yadav, Sandeep ; Schneider, Jörg J. ; Stöckl, Markus ; Ukrainczyk, Neven ; Koenders, Eddie
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Conductive Geopolymers as Low-Cost Electrode Materials for Microbial Fuel Cells
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2022
Verlag: American Chemical Society
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: ACS Omega
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 6
(Heft-)Nummer: 43
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03805
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Geopolymer (GP) inorganic binders have a superior acid resistance compared to conventional cement (e.g., Portland cement, PC) binders, have better microbial compatibility, and are suitable for introducing electrically conductive additives to improve electron and ion transfer properties. In this study, GP–graphite (GPG) composites and PC–graphite (PCG) composites with a graphite content of 1–10 vol % were prepared and characterized. The electrical conductivity percolation threshold of the GPG and PCG composites was around 7 and 8 vol %, respectively. GPG and PCG composites with a graphite content of 8 to 10 vol % were selected as anode electrodes for the electrochemical analysis in two-chamber polarized microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Graphite electrodes were used as the positive control reference material. Geobacter sulfurreducens was used as a biofilm-forming and electroactive model organism for MFC experiments. Compared to the conventional graphite anodes, the anode-respiring biofilms resulted in equal current production on GPG composite anodes, whereas the PCG composites showed a very poor performance. The largest mean value of the measured current densities of a GPG composite used as anodes in MFCs was 380.4 μA cm⁻² with a standard deviation of 129.5 μA cm⁻². Overall, the best results were obtained with electrodes having a relatively low Ohmic resistance, that is, GPG composites and graphite. The very first approach employing sustainable GPs as a low-cost electrode binder material in an MFC showed promising results with the potential to greatly reduce the production costs of MFCs, which would also increase the feasibility of MFC large-scale applications.

Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 540 Chemie
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 660 Technische Chemie
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften
13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften > Institut für Werkstoffe im Bauwesen
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