高锰酸钾作阴极的微生物燃料电池

构建了一个以醋酸钠水溶液为阳极原料、高锰酸钾为阴极氧化剂的双室微生物燃料电池, 考察了阴极溶液浓度、阴极流动状态、外电阻和pH值等因素对电池性能的影响, 监测了电池外电压和两极电极电势的变化过程, 并分析了阴极极化的原因和限制微生物燃料电池(MFC)的关键因素. 研究结果显示: (1) MnO2在碳纸表面的沉积是阴极极化的主要原因, 而溶液流动可以明显降低极化程度; 将高锰酸钾溶解在缓冲溶液中可以进一步降低阴极H+浓差极化; (2) 根据极化曲线可以推断, 影响电池输出功率的决定性因素应是微生物代谢反应速度和微生物与电极之间的电子传递速率; (3) 随外电阻的变化, 电池输出功率出现极大值824 mW/m2, 相应外电阻为300 Ω左右, 这与通过I-V关系曲线推导得到的电池内阻(284±18) Ω相吻合; (4) pH值和高锰酸钾浓度对电池阴极电极电势的影响符合Nernst方程.     

微生物阳极燃料电池极性反转现象研究

本文在构建出微生物阳极燃料电池系统的基础上,研究了微生物燃料电池极性反转现象. 实验表明,由活性污泥混合菌源接种的微生物阳极在电极表面形成电化学生物膜,但平行构建的微生物阳极燃料电池系统在内阻、输出电压和放电时长等方面存在着不同程度差异. 在串联微生物燃料电池组中,放电操作会导致性能较差的微生物单电池首先出现极性反转. 电极电势测量表明,较高的放电电流使微生物阳极电势迅速正移,导致电池系统出现极性反转. 在室温范围内,温度升高可使MFC承受较高的放电电流,不易发生极化. 燃料物质缺乏时,MFC易发生极性反转,但过高的电流仍能使燃料物质充分的MFC出现极性反转. MFC极性反转会对微生物阳极性能造成影响. 极性反转时间较短(<5 min),对微生物阳极影响不大,但延长极性反转时间,会导致微生物阳极性能下降.     

微生物燃料电池中生物膜成长对电池电化学性能的影响

以大肠杆菌为接种体,葡萄糖为基质,在1 000 Ω恒外阻下生成电活性生物膜,研究了生物膜的形成对电池电化学行为的影响。应用循环伏安、阻抗测试、极化分析、输出功率和阳极电势来考察其电化学表现。研究结果表明,随着生物膜完全成熟,阳极极化电阻减小66.5%,阳极电势逐渐降低,最大输出功率密度增加260%。     

生物燃料电池处理生活污水同步产电特性研究

以某生活污水处理厂缺氧池活性污泥为接种体,以葡萄糖为模拟生活废水,构建双室型微生物燃料电池。利用微生物燃料电池(MFC,Microbial fuel cell)实现生活废水降解与同步产电。研究基质降解动力学及温度对MFC电极过程动力学的影响,明确微生物电化学活性、阳极传荷阻抗、阳极电势、电池产能之间的关系,考察库伦效率及COD去除率。研究结果表明,电池功率输出与基质浓度关系遵循莫顿动力学方程:P=Pmaxc/(ks+c),其中,半饱和常数ks为138.5 mg/L,最大功率密度Pmax为320.2 mW/m2。葡萄糖浓度较小时,反应遵循一级动力学规律:-dcA/dt=kcA,k=0.262 h-1。操作温度从20℃提高到35℃,生物膜电化学活性不断提高,传荷阻抗从361.2Ω减小到36.2Ω,阳极电极电势不断降低,同时,峰值功率密度从80.6 mW/m2提高到183.3 mW/m2。45℃时,产电菌活性降低,峰值功率密度减小到36.8 mW/m2。葡萄糖浓度为1 500 mg/L,温度为35℃时,MFC电化学性能最佳,稳定运行6 h后库伦效率为44.6%,COD去除率为49.2%。     

锂离子电池介观尺度光滑粒子水力学模型

针对锂离子电池内耦合电化学反应的多物理传输过程,采用光滑粒子水力学数值技术,开发了可以考虑电极(包括隔膜)介观微结构的数值模型.以电极中固体活性物颗粒尺寸为主要考虑参数,初步探讨了该模型用于电极介观微结构设计的可行性.模型模拟得到放电过程中电池内部Li/Li+浓度场、固/液相电势场以及交换流密度等微观细节分布,以及电池宏观性能如输出电压等,据此可以分析并揭示电池放电过程的基础物理化学机制、电池宏观性能与构成电极的固体活性物颗粒尺寸之间的关联.研究还发现:当阴、阳极固体活性物颗粒尺寸均较小时,固体活性物颗粒内部Li分布更为均匀,电化学反应更均匀发生,电池输出电压最高.     

共基质改善MFC处理链霉素废水及产电性能的研究

以K_3[Fe(CN)_6]和NaCl混合溶液为阴极液,以驯化的人工湖泊底泥为微生物菌种,以链霉素废水为阳极液,构建微生物燃料电池实验系统,研究添加共基质前后微生物燃料电池的废水处理效果与同步发电性能。结果表明,以链霉素废水为阳极液的微生物燃料电池的产电能力及废水处理效果均较差,并且随着链霉素浓度的增大而进一步恶化;但将葡萄糖作为共基质添加至阳极链霉素废水后,微生物燃料电池的产电能力和废水处理效果均显著提高。链霉素浓度为50 mg/L时,未添加共基质的微生物燃料电池处理链霉素废水的COD去除率为52%,产电电流密度为25 m A/m~2,输出电压为4.72 m V;添加共基质后,COD去除率为92%,稳态产电电流密度为300 m A/m~2,稳态输出电压为54 m V。     

质子交换膜燃料电池阳极脉冲排放动态特性研究

阳极脉冲排放能有效提高氢气的利用率,延长燃料电池的使用寿命.以催化层活性面积为25 cm2的燃料单电池为研究对象,排放触发电压设定为其稳定运行时电势值的90%.通过改变阳极进气压力和电池温度等操作条件,研究电池的脉冲周期和电池性能,并进行比较分析,得出阳极脉冲排放的最优方案.     

不锈钢网阴极微生物燃料电池的产电性能研究

构建了一个以曝气池污泥为阳极接种微生物、碳毡为阳极、无任何修饰的不锈钢网为阴极的双室微生物燃料电池. 通过输出电压、功率密度以及电化学阻抗等考察了阴极面积对电池产电性能的影响,并对电池的长期运行稳定性进行评价. 研究结果表明,不锈钢网作为微生物燃料电池的阴极性能稳定. 当不锈钢网面积为2 × 2 cm²时,最大输出电压达到0.411 V,功率密度为0.303 W•m^-2,内阻841 Ω,极化内阻80 Ω. 增大阴极面积至2 × 4 cm²,最大输出电压能达到0.499 V,内阻减小至793 Ω. 不锈钢网价格便宜,具有长期运行稳定性,适宜做MFCs的阴极.     

Ag3PO4光催化耦合微生物燃料电池去除罗丹明B

以硝酸银、磷酸钠为原料,一步沉淀法制备了Ag_3PO_4可见光光催化剂,用硅溶胶将其负载于不锈钢丝网上,经干燥得到光催化电极。以此光催化电极和碳棒分别作为阴极、阳极,在阳极室加入负载生物产电菌的活性炭颗粒,建立光催化耦合微生物燃料电池反应器。以罗丹明B(RhB)为模型污染物,考察了光照、底物浓度、pH值等对污染物去除效率与电池产电性能的影响。结果显示:在100 W卤素灯光照下、外接500Ω电阻、pH=10、微生物量1.5倍,反应4 h可去除92%的(50 mg·L-1、200 m L)RhB;此时电池输出电压和功率密度分别为124 m V、34.9 mW·m-2。5次重复实验表明该负载型光催化电极具有很好的稳定性。     

氧化镧作为直接硼氢化物燃料电池阴极催化剂的研究

通过采用线性电势扫描(LSV)和恒电流计时电势扫描方法对氧化镧作为直接硼氢化物燃料电池阴极催化剂的电化学性能进行了研究.实验结果表明:在单室燃料电池体系中,氧化镧对氧还原具有良好的活性,同时在强碱溶液中对硼氢根离子具有很强的稳定性且对硼氢根的水解没有任何促进作用.以镍基储氢合金作为电池的阳极催化剂组装成简单的单室燃料电池,电池的开路电压达到1.052 V,在常温下(21℃),电池于0.491 V获得最高功率密度65.25 mW·cm-2,电池运行稳定.     

空气阴极生物燃料电池电化学性能

为提高生物燃料电池(MFC)的输出功率, 降低内阻和有机物处理成本, 实验以空气电极为阴极, 泡沫镍(铁)为阳极,葡萄糖模拟废水为基质构建了直接空气阴极单室生物燃料电池, 考察了电池的电化学性能. 结果表明, MFC的开路电压为0.62 V, 内阻为33.8 Ω, 最大输出功率为700 mW·m-2 (4146 mW·m-3污水), 电子回收率20%. 放电曲线、循环伏安测试表明, MFC首次放电比容量和比能量分别为263 mAh·g-1 COD(化学需氧量)和77.3 mWh·g-1 COD, MFC充放电性能及稳定性均较好. 电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)分析表明, 随放电时间的延长, 电池阻抗增大, 这是导致电池输出电压逐渐降低的原因之一. MFC运行8 h, COD的去除率为56.5%, 且COD的降解符合表观一级反应动力学.     

Using 3D Composite Electrode Materials for Electricity Generation from Swine Wastewater in a Dual‐Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells

Swine wastewater has a high concentration of organic matter, suspended solids, and higher ammonia nitrogen, odor, complex polluting ingredients, and large emissions. A two‐chambered cubic microbial fuel cell (MFC) was used to evaluate the effect of a novel three‐dimensional (3D ) electrode made of 3D iron composites and 3D stainless composites on the electricity generation. Swine wastewater with a total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD ) of 3688 ± 300 mg/L was used as the feedstock in the anode chamber. The MFC reactor was incubated with an initial pH of 7.0 in an air shaker with a temperature of ~35°C and 100 rpm in the fed‐batch mode. A fixed external resistance (R ) of 100 Ω was connected between the electrodes, and the closed‐circuit potentials of the MFCs were recorded every 5 min. The results showed that using an iron–carbon fiber composite 3D electrode resulted in a peak electricity generation of 321 mV on the first 2 days and maintained a stable voltage of 163 mV during the second to sixth days. The COD removal efficiency could reach 75%. Using a stainless–carbon fiber 3D electrode could generate a peak voltage of only 29.5 mV and a stable voltage of 15.2 mV with a COD removal efficiency of 54%.     

High-temperature redox behavior of doped SrTiO3 and LaCrO3

The stability of high-temperature fuel cell electrodes to their ambient environment is important for the long-term reliability of fuel cells. In this report the behavior of oxide electrode materials as a function of oxygen activity and temperature is considered. Models for the oxidation-reduction behavior of both p- and n-type oxides are presented. These models take into account the absorption and evolution of oxygen which take place as oxygen activity is varied. The resulting instability in electrical conductivity is explained as a consequence of changes in carrier concentration due to variability in ionic defect concentration. The proposed models are applied to acceptor-doped LaCrO₃ and donor-doped SrTiO₃. It is shown that the models explain the experimental data well and as a consequence diagrams can be made which show the regions of oxygen activity and temperature for which stability of electrical conductivity and defect structure might be expected.     

Enhanced response of microbial fuel cell using sulfonated poly ether ether ketone membrane as a biochemical oxygen demand sensor

The present study is focused on the development of single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) using sulfonated poly ether ether ketone (SPEEK) membrane to determine the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) matter present in artificial wastewater (AW). The biosensor produces a good linear relationship with the BOD concentration up to 650 ppm when using artificial wastewater. This sensing range was 62.5% higher than that of Nafion^®. The most serious problem in using MFC as a BOD sensor is the oxygen diffusion into the anode compartment, which consumes electrons in the anode compartment, thereby reducing the coulomb yield and reducing the electrical signal from the MFC. SPEEK exhibited one order lesser oxygen permeability than Nafion^®, resulting in low internal resistance and substrate loss, thus improving the sensing range of BOD. The system was further improved by making a double membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with an increased electrode surface area which provide high surface area for electrically active bacteria.     

A novel electrode architecture for passive direct methanol fuel cells

The supply of cathode reactants in a passive direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) relies on naturally breathing oxygen from ambient air. The successful operation of this type of passive fuel cell requires the overall mass transfer resistance of oxygen through the layered fuel cell structure to be minimized such that the voltage loss due to the oxygen concentration polarization can be reduced. In this work, we propose a new membrane electrode assembly (MEA), in which the conventional cathode gas diffusion layer (GDL) is eliminated while utilizing a porous metal structure for transporting oxygen and collecting current. We show theoretically that the new MEA enables a higher mass transfer rate of oxygen and thus better performance. The measured polarization and constant-current discharging behavior showed that the passive DMFC with the new MEA yielded better and much more stable performance than did the cell having the conventional MEA. The EIS spectrum analysis further demonstrated that the improved performance with the new MEA was attributed to the enhanced transport of oxygen as a result of the reduced mass transfer resistance in the fuel cell system.     

Influence of the Outer Electrode Material on Ozone Generation in Corona Discharges

The effect of the outer electrode material on negative corona discharge current and the process of ozone formation have been studied in coaxial cylindrical system of electrodes fed by dry oxygen. Three materials (brass, duralumin, stainless steel) were tested in experiments. The probability coefficient of ozone decomposition was found be slightly higher compared with known data. The coefficient of probability of ozone decomposition is decreasing with the time of exposition of the metal surface to mixture of oxygen and ozone. The effect of the electrode material on the current voltage characteristic of the discharge was marginal. In contrast to this at average energy density η higher than 10 J/cm³ the ozone concentration is affected by material of the outer electrode. A strong influence of the temperature of metal electrode on the probability coefficient of ozone decomposition was illustrated from the decrease of the ozone production.     

高温质子交换膜燃料电池的复合催化层电极

高温质子交换膜燃料电池具有耐毒化,稳定性好的优势,是具有较强应用前景的一种能源转换装置。 本文制备了具有复合催化层结构的气体扩散电极,用于增强燃料电池阳极的催化性能。 在气体扩散电极中,将偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯共聚物和聚苯基咪唑聚合物作为催化剂的粘结材料,调节了电极界面的浸润结构。 通过对电极表面形貌和润湿性的表征,发现该种结构的催化层孔隙率和粗糙度更高,双层结构的润湿性差别明显(接触角分别为149°和19°),这有利于形成稳定的三相反应界面。 测试结果表明,该种结构的催化层能够有效提高催化材料的利用效率,燃料电池对氢气燃料的峰值功率密度提高约22%。 与此同时,使用含一氧化碳质量浓度为10000和30000 mg/m³的氢气燃料,电池峰值功率密度能够分别保持82.1%和71.4%,证明该燃料电池对一氧化碳杂质保持了良好的耐毒性。     

Electrochemical characterization of MnO2 as electrocatalytic energy material for fuel cell electrode

 Development of inexpensive non Pt based high electrocatalytic energy materials is the need of the hour for fuel cell electrode to produce clean alternative green energy from synthesized bio alcohol using biomass. MnO₂, electro synthesized at different current density is found to be well performed electrocatalytic material, comparable to Pt, with higher current density, very low overvoltage for the electrochemical oxidation of methanol. From EIS study, the polarization resistance of the coated MnO₂ is found to be much low and electrical double layer capacitance is high, the effect increases with increase in current density of electro deposition. XRD, EDX and AAS analysis confirm the MnO₂ deposition. The morphology of SEM images exhibits an enhanced 3D effective substrate area, for electro oxidation of the fuel. A few nano structured grains of the deposited MnO₂ is also observed at higher current density. The fact supports that a high energetic inexpensive electro catalytic material has been found for fuel cell electrode to synthesis renewable energy from methanol fuel.