Issue 16, 2015

Graphene-modified electrodes for enhancing the performance of microbial fuel cells

Abstract

Graphene is an emerging material with superior physical and chemical properties, which can benefit the development of microbial fuel cells (MFC) in several aspects. Graphene-based anodes can enhance MFC performance with increased electron transfer efficiency, higher specific surface area and more active microbe-electrode-electrolyte interaction. For cathodic processes, oxygen reduction reaction is effectively catalyzed by graphene-based materials because of a favorable pathway and an increase in active sites and conductivity. Despite challenges, such as complexity in synthesis and property degeneration, graphene-based electrodes will be promising for developing MFCs and other bioelectrochemical systems to achieve sustainable water/wastewater treatment and bioenergy production.

Graphical abstract: Graphene-modified electrodes for enhancing the performance of microbial fuel cells

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
26 Sep 2014
Accepted
27 Oct 2014
First published
03 Nov 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale, 2015,7, 7022-7029

Graphene-modified electrodes for enhancing the performance of microbial fuel cells

H. Yuan and Z. He, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 7022 DOI: 10.1039/C4NR05637J

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