Optimization of double chamber microbial fuel cell for domestic wastewater treatment and electricity production

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent a new approach for treating waste water along with electricity production. The present study addressed electricity production from domestic wastewater using a mediator-less double chamber MFC. The electricity production was monitored under different operational conditions for both summer and winter samples. Optimization of the anodic and cathodic chambers resulted in a maximal current of 0.784 and 0.645 mA with the maximal power intensity of 209 and 117 mW/m² in power duration of 24 h for the summer and winter samples, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the bacterial biofilm formation on the anode was denser for the summer sample than that when the winter sample was used, so was the total bacterial count. Therefore, samples taken during summer were considered better in electricity production and waste water treatment than those taken during winter basically because of the high microbial load during the hot season. In parallel, there was a decrease in both biological oxygen demand (BOD₅) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) values which reached 71.8% and 72.85%, respectively at the end of the operation process for the summer sample, while there was no evident decrease for the winter sample. Optimizing the operating conditions not only increased the potential of using domestic waste water in microbial fuel cells to produce electricity, but also improved the quality of the domestic waste water.     

阳极改性对单室微生物燃料电池性能的影响

构建了老龄垃圾渗滤液为底物的空气阴极型单室微生物燃料电池,以考察阳极不同改性方式对微生物燃料电池产电性能和对老龄垃圾渗滤液处理效果的影响。结果表明,碳毡阳极经过热处理、浓硝酸、酸性重铬酸钾、混酸的改性后,电池的最大输出功率密度分别提高了104%、241%、51%、181%,COD的去除率变化不大,但氨氮去除率分别增加了22.2%、21.8%、2.3%、47.3%。垃圾渗滤液pH值升高、电导率呈下降趋势。     

微生物燃料电池处理餐饮废水及同步发电性能研究

针对食堂餐饮废水,建立微生物燃料电池实验系统,研究微生物燃料电池废水处理与同步发电性能。首先使用Fe(NO3)3溶液作为阴极电解液进行实验,证明餐饮废水生物降解及产电的可行性;分别采用NaCl溶液和K3[Fe(CN)6]溶液作为阴极电解液进行对比实验,研究不同运行环境下微生物燃料电池的发电性能和污水净化效果。结果表明,采用NaCl溶液和K3[Fe(CN)6]溶液作为阴极电解液时的COD去除率分别是30%和22%左右,平均电流密度分别为5.6和5.2mA/m2。在污水稀释比为2∶1、NaCl电解液浓度为0.4mol/L的情况下,微生物燃料电池系统的发电性能和净水效果达到最佳状态,稳态电流密度为8.8mA/m2,COD去除率为33.3%。     

微生物燃料电池电能原位利用及其衍生形式的研究进展

作为一种生物催化的电化学系统,微生物燃料电池(MFC)目前研究多集中于提高产电能力和污水处理能力。将MFC产生的电能进行原位利用,可以有效对废水进行处理和修复。为了更有效地原位利用MFC产生的电能并修复污染水体,本文介绍了一种电能原位利用的新形式—微生物电化学呼吸器(MES)并综述了其的研究进展。MES作为一种短路的新型MFC,将产生的电能进行原位利用,可以提高废水的优化处理效率。作为一种新型污水处理装置,MES在环保领域将会拥有广阔的应用前景。     

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%。     

阳极改性对微生物燃料电池处理秸秆水解物性能影响

以玉米秸秆稀酸水解液为阳极底物,用污水处理厂活性污泥为产电微生物菌源构建双室微生物燃料电池(MFC),采用三种不同方法改性阳极碳毡,并对其MFC产电性能进行研究。结果表明,以未改性碳毡(CC)、HNO_3酸解CC(HNO_3/CC)、壳聚糖改性CC(chitosan/CC)、PDADMAC/α-Fe_2O_3层层自组装改性碳毡(PDADMAC/α-Fe_2O_3/CC)的MFC的最大产电量分别为248、315、452和522 mV,最大功率密度分别为54.6、92.7、203.8和248.1 mW/m~2,COD的去除率分别为82.21%、81.46%、82.53%和86.44%。循环伏安曲线显示,PDADMAC/α-Fe_2O_3层层自组装改性的阳极碳毡具有较高的氧化还原电位。电化学阻抗谱图表明,PDADMAC/α-Fe_2O_3层层自组装改性碳毡的极化内阻最小,为7Ω。几种改性材料为阳极的MFC性能依次为PDADMAC/α-Fe_2O_3/CC壳聚糖/CCHNO_3/CC空白CC。     

阴极催化剂对微生物燃料电池性能的影响

以不同载量的MnO_2/rGO和Pt/C修饰阴极电极构建了生物阴极型双室微生物燃料电池(MFC),考察了不同阴极催化剂修饰MFC对其产电性能以及老龄垃圾渗滤液主要污染物去除效果的影响。结果表明,以MnO_2/rGO修饰MFC阴极电极材料,能显著提高MFC产电性能及对老龄垃圾渗滤液中污染物去除效果;输出电压为372 mV,功率密度为194 mW/m~3(是未经催化剂修饰MFC的两倍),内阻为264Ω,化学需氧量(COD)和氨氮(NH_3-N)去除率分别为58.68%和76.64%。当MnO_2/rGO载量为.0 mg/cm~2时,MFC性能与负载Pt/C的MFC性能接近,但构建成本却明显降低。     

Electricity production by a microbial fuel cell fueled by brewery wastewater and the factors in its membrane deterioration

Electricity production from brewery wastewater using dual-chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with a tin-coated copper mesh in the anode was investigated by changing the hydraulic retention time (HRT). The MFCs were fed with wastewater samples from the inlet (inflow, MFC-1) and outlet (outflow, MFC-2) of an anaerobic digester of a brewery wastewater treatment plant. Both chemical oxygen demand removal and current density were improved by decreasing HRT. The best MFC performance was with an HRT of 0.5 d. The maximum power densities of 8.001 and 1.843 μW/cm2 were obtained from reactors MFC-1 and MFC-2, respectively. Microbial diversity at different condi-tions was studied using PCR-DGGE profiling of 16S rRNA fragments of the microorganisms from the biofilm on the anode electrode. The MFC reactor had mainlyGeobacter,Shewanella, andClostridium species, and some bacteria were easily washed out at lower HRTs. The fouling characteristics of the MFC Nafion membrane and the resulting degradation of MFC performance were examined. The ion exchange capacity, conductivity, and diffusivity of the membrane decreased significantly after foul-ing. The morphology of the Nafion membrane and MFC degradation were studied using scanning electron microscopy and attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.     

阳极底物对微生物燃料电池处理秸秆水解物性能的影响

以双室微生物燃料电池为反应器,铁氰化钾为阴极液,研究污水处理厂活性污泥菌液和玉米秸秆水解液对MFC的产电性能的影响。结果表明,随着阳极中活性污泥菌液体积（1.5、3.0、4.5、6.0 mL）增加,MFC的产电量逐渐增加,当活性污泥的体积增加至7.5 mL时,产电量开始呈下降趋势;玉米秸秆水解液在底物中的浓度为0、10、15、20、30、40 g/L时,电池的稳定电压分别为54、157、248、208、170、146 mV。当阳极活性污泥菌液体积为6 mL、玉米秸秆水解液浓度为15 g/L时,微生物燃料电池的产电性能最佳,此时MFC的功率密度为54.6 mW/m²,内阻为496 Ω。同时,循环伏安曲线（C-V）和交流阻抗曲线（EIS）测试可知,MFC的电极过程由电荷传递和扩散过程共同控制,反应过程受电子传递控制。     

Enhanced power production of microbial fuel cells by reducing the oxygen and nitrogen functional groups of carbon cloth anode

The physicochemical properties of anode material are important for the electron transfer of anode bacteria and electricity generation of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). In this work, carbon cloth anode was pretreated with isopropanol, hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) in order to reduce the anode functional groups. The influence of functional groups on the electrochemical properties of carbon cloth anode and power generation of MFCs was investigated. The anode pretreatments removed the surface sizing layer of carbon cloth and substantially reduced the contents of C‐O and pyridinic/pyrrolic N groups on the anode. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry analyses of the biofilm‐matured anodes revealed an enhanced electrochemical electron transfer property because of the anode pretreatments. As compared with the untreated control (612 ± 6 mW m^?2), the maximum power density of an acetate‐fed single‐chamber MFC was increased by 26% (773 ± 5 mW m^?2) with the isopropanol treated anode. Additional treatment with H₂O₂ and NaOCl further increased the maximum power output to 844 ± 5 mW m^?2 and 831 ± 4 mWm^?2. A nearly inverse liner relationship was observed between the contents of C‐O and pyridinic/pyrrolic N groups on anodes and the anodic exchange current density and the power output of MFCs, indicating an adverse effect of these functional groups on the electricity production of anodes. Results from this study will further our understanding on the microbial interaction with carbon‐based electrodes and provide an important guidance for the modification of anode materials for MFCs in future studies. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

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。     

百香果内膜生物炭作为微生物燃料电池阴极催化剂的产电性能研究

以天然来源的生物质百香果内膜为原料,采用热解炭化-KOH活化的方法制备出比表面积大、孔隙结构好的纳米片生物炭（BXG-AC）,并通过扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）等方法对所制备催化剂进行了元素组成和微观形貌表征,采用循环伏安扫描（CV）和线性伏安扫描（LSV）对材料的电化学性能进行分析。结果表明,百香果内膜生物炭经过KOH活化后,在0.1 mol/L的磷酸缓冲液（PBS）中表现出良好的电催化活性。将所制备的催化剂应用于单室MFCs阴极时,对应的MFC最大功率密度达1153.3 mW/m²,略低于Pt/C的1214.3 mW/m²,且此MFC运行60 d后,其性能未见明显降低。表明BXG-AC催化剂具有显著的催化活性和稳定性,为开发高效MFC阴极催化剂提供了新途径。     

电沉积制备MnO2催化剂及其在微生物燃料电池中的应用

通过电沉积的方法获得了一种具有均匀孔隙结构的海绵状二氧化锰催化剂,结合扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段表征了所制备材料的表面形貌、结构及元素构成和赋存价态,采用线性伏安扫描(LSV)法对电沉积材料的电化学性能进行分析,考察其催化氧还原反应的活性,最后以合成的材料为阴极催化剂,构建微生物燃料电池系统,考察其在微生物燃料电池中的应用效果。结果表明,以电沉积二氧化锰为阴极催化剂的微生物燃料电池最大功率密度为975.6 mW/m~2,是以商业二氧化锰为阴极催化剂的电池的1.7倍;这表明作为一种经济、高效、环境友好的阴极氧还原催化剂,电沉积法制备的二氧化锰为实现阴极催化剂的低成本制备以及微生物燃料电池放大化推进提供了新的研究途径。     

UPLC–MS/MS method validation of ciprofloxacin in human urine: Application to biodegradability study in microbial fuel cell

To enable the reliable quantification of ciprofloxacin in human urine, a sensitive and selective assay based on liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry was developed. The chromatographic separation of the ciprofloxacin was carried out on a Zorbex Eclipse C₁₈ column using methanol and ammonium acetate as a mobile phase by the gradient elution method. The developed assay covered a wide range of concentrations (1.56–100 ng/mL) with a lower limit of detection of 0.76 ng/mL. Quantification was performed using the multiple reaction monitoring transitions 331.8/231 for ciprofloxacin and 362/318 for ofloxacin (internal standard). This assay was validated for linearity, accuracy, precision and recovery. The validated method was then applied to the biodegradability of ciprofloxacin (99%) from human urine in the microbial fuel cell.