Nano-structured textiles as high-performance aqueous cathodes for microbial fuel cells

Type
Article
Authors
Xie, Xing
Pasta, Mauro
Hu, Liangbing
Yang, Yuan
McDonough, James
Cha, Judy
Criddle, Craig S.
Cui, Yi cc
KAUST Grant Number
KUS-l1-001-12
Date
2011

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Abstract
A carbon nanotube (CNT)-textile-Pt cathode for aqueous-cathode microbial fuel cells (MFCs) was prepared by electrochemically depositing Pt nanoparticles on a CNT-textile. An MFC equipped with a CNT-textile-Pt cathode revealed a 2.14-fold maximum power density with only 19.3% Pt loading, compared to that with a commercial Pt coated carbon cloth cathode. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Citation
Xie X, Pasta M, Hu L, Yang Y, McDonough J, et al. (2011) Nano-structured textiles as high-performance aqueous cathodes for microbial fuel cells. Energy Environ Sci 4: 1293. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0ee00793e.
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This work was partially supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Investigator Award (No. KUS-l1-001-12). JM acknowledges support from the National Defense Science and Engineering and National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships. YY and XX acknowledge support from the Stanford Graduate Fellowship.
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Journal
Energy & Environmental Science
ISSN
1754-5692
1754-5706
DOI
10.1039/c0ee00793e
Handle URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/598933
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