Nonactivated and Activated Biochar Derived from Bananas as Alternative Cathode Catalyst in Microbial Fuel Cells
Joint Authors
Haoran, Yuan
Lifang, Deng
Qi, Yujie
Kobayashi, Noriyuki
Tang, Jiahuan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Nonactivated and activated biochars have been successfully prepared by bananas at different thermotreatment temperatures.
The activated biochar generated at 900°C (Biochar-act900) exhibited improved oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performances in alkaline media, in terms of the onset potential and generated current density.
Rotating disk electron result shows that the average of 2.65 electrons per oxygen molecule was transferred during ORR of Biochar-act900.
The highest power density of 528.2 mW/m2 and the maximum stable voltage of 0.47 V were obtained by employing Biochar-act900 as cathode catalyst, which is comparable to the Pt/C cathode.
Owning to these advantages, it is expected that the banana-derived biochar cathode can find application in microbial fuel cell systems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haoran, Yuan& Lifang, Deng& Qi, Yujie& Kobayashi, Noriyuki& Tang, Jiahuan. 2014. Nonactivated and Activated Biochar Derived from Bananas as Alternative Cathode Catalyst in Microbial Fuel Cells. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051250
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haoran, Yuan…[et al.]. Nonactivated and Activated Biochar Derived from Bananas as Alternative Cathode Catalyst in Microbial Fuel Cells. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051250
American Medical Association (AMA)
Haoran, Yuan& Lifang, Deng& Qi, Yujie& Kobayashi, Noriyuki& Tang, Jiahuan. Nonactivated and Activated Biochar Derived from Bananas as Alternative Cathode Catalyst in Microbial Fuel Cells. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051250
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051250
