| Literature DB >> 30105200 |
Xuehua Li1, Jiansheng Qian2, Xingge Guo2, Liwei Shi1.
Abstract
A novel polypyrrole nanowires coated by graphene oxide (PPy-NWs/GO) has been successfully synthesized by one-step electrochemical method, whose structure was different from previously reported PPy/GO composites. The microbial fuel cell equipped with PPy-NWs/GO as anode was fabricated and compared with PPy-NWs ones. The SEM images show that the synthesized PPy-NWs/GO materials possess more surface areas than PPy-NWs. The electrochemical analysis indicated that PPy-NWs/GO anode had lower charge transfer resistance, which may be attributed to synergistic effect of them. The MFC equipped with PPy-NWs/GO anode have higher circle voltages and the power density is about 22.3 mW/m2, which is great higher than that of PPy-NWs about 15.9 mW/m2. These improvements of the MFCs may be due to more bacteria on the larger biofilms based on GO nanosheets, indicating that the PPy-NWs/GO is more effective anode for improving electricity generation.Entities:
Keywords: Anode; Graphene oxide; Microbial fuel cell; Polypyrrole nanowires; Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
Year: 2018 PMID: 30105200 PMCID: PMC6087702 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1321-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: 3 Biotech ISSN: 2190-5738 Impact factor: 2.406