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Design and Optimization of Microbial Fuel Cells and Evaluation of a New Air-Breathing Cathode Based on Carbon Felt Modified with a Hydrogel—Ion Jelly®
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The increased demand for alternative sustainable energy sources has boosted research in the field of fuel cells (FC). Among these, microbial fuel cells (MFC), based on microbial anodes and different types of cathodes, have been the subject of renewed interest due to their ability to simultaneously perform wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation. Several different MFCs have been proposed in this work using different conditions and configurations, namely cathode materials, membranes, external resistances, and microbial composition, among other factors. This work reports the design and optimization of MFC performance and evaluates a hydrogel (Ion Jelly®) modified air-breathing cathode, with and without an immobilized laccase enzyme. This MFC configuration was also compared with other MFC configuration performances, namely abiotic and biocathodes, concerning wastewater treatment and electricity generation. Similar efficiencies in COD reduction, voltage (375 mV), PD (48 mW/m2), CD (130 mA/m2), and OCP (534 mV) were obtained. The results point out the important role of Ion Jelly® in improving the MFC air-breathing cathode performance as it has the advantage that its electroconductivity properties can be designed before modifying the cathode electrodes. The biofilm on MFC anodic electrodes presented a lower microbial diversity than the wastewater treatment effluent used as inocula, and inclusively Geobacteracea was also identified due to the high microbial selective niches constituted by MFC systems.
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This work was supported by the Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry—LAQV, financed by national funds from Programa Operacional Regional de Lisboa 2020 (Project N. 007317).
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© 2023 by the authors.
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air-breathing cathode bioelectricity Ion Jelly, laccases microbial fuel cells wastewater treatment Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Fuel Technology Engineering (miscellaneous) Energy Engineering and Power Technology Energy (miscellaneous) Control and Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy