Effect of pre-treatment and biofouling of proton exchange membrane on microbial fuel cell performance

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作者
Ghasemi, Mostafa [1 ,2 ]
Daud, Wan Ramli Wan [1 ,2 ]
Ismail, Manal [1 ,2 ]
Rahimnejad, Mostafa [3 ]
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi [4 ]
Leong, Jun Xing [1 ,2 ]
Miskan, Madihah [1 ,2 ]
Ben Liew, Kien [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fuel Cell Inst, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
[2] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Dept Chem & Proc Engn, Fac Engn & Built Environm, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
[3] Noshirvani Univ, Fac Chem Engn, Biotechnol Res Lab, Babol Sar, Iran
[4] Univ Teknol Malaysia, Adv Membrane Technol Res Ctr AMTEC, Johor Baharu 81310, Johor, Malaysia
关键词
Microbial fuel cell; Proton exchange membrane; Biofouling; Pre-treatment of Nafion (R); HYDROGEN; CONSTRUCTION; GENERATION; CATALYST; CLOTH;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.148
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Nafion (R) 117, as the most popular proton exchange membrane, has been studied with regards to the effect of pre-treatment and biofouling for bioelectricity production and wastewater treatment, in dual chamber microbial fuel cells. The obtained results showed that maximum generated power was obtained using pre-treated Nafion (R) 117, at approximately 100 mW/m(2). However, maximum generated power for untreated Nafion (R) 117 and biofouled Nafion (R) 117 were 52.8 mW/m(2) and 20.9 mW/m(2), respectively. Furthermore, the columbic efficiency of pre-treated Nafion (R) 117 was 2.32 and 4.15 times higher than untreated and biofouled Nafion (R) 117, respectively. Obtained results demonstrated that the pre-treatment of the proton exchange membrane is necessary to reach higher powers, and biofouling is a major obstacle for proton exchange membranes in dual chamber MFCs. Crown Copyright (C) 2012, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:5480 / 5484
页数:5
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