Untreated vs. Treated Carbon Felt Anodes: Impacts on Power Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells.

ABSTRACT: This research sought to enhance the efficiency and biocompatibility of anodes in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs), with an aim toward large-scale, real-world applications. The study focused on the effects of acid-heat treatment and chemical modification of three-dimensional porous pristine carbon felt (CF) on power generation. Different treatments were applied to the pristine CF, including coating with carbon nanofibers (CNFs) dispersed using dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) surfactant and biopolymer chitosan (CS). These processes were expected to improve the hydrophilicity, reduce the internal resistance, and increase the electrochemically active surface area of CF anodes. A high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM) analysis confirmed succes

SUBMITTER: Ghanam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10744851 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature