Enhancing power generation in microbial fuel cell using tungsten carbide on reduced graphene oxide as an efficient anode catalyst material
dc.contributor.author | Mohamed, Hend Omar | |
dc.contributor.author | Talas, Sawsan Abo | |
dc.contributor.author | Sayed, Enas T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Park, Sung-Gwan | |
dc.contributor.author | Eisa, Tasnim | |
dc.contributor.author | Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali | |
dc.contributor.author | Fadali, Olfat A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chae, Kyu-Jung | |
dc.contributor.author | Castaño, Pedro | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-03T07:28:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-03T07:28:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-04-26 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2021-01-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Mohamed, H. O., Talas, S. A., Sayed, E. T., Park, S.-G., Eisa, T., Abdelkareem, M. A., … Castaño, P. (2021). Enhancing power generation in microbial fuel cell using tungsten carbide on reduced graphene oxide as an efficient anode catalyst material. Energy, 120702. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2021.120702 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0360-5442 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120702 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10754/669056 | |
dc.description.abstract | Tungsten carbide (WC) and tungsten carbide on reduced graphene oxide (WC+rGO) nanolayers show outstanding performance as anode catalysts in microbial fuel cells for the simultaneous generation of power and treatment of wastewater. In this work, we synthesized these catalysts using simple and cost-effective urea glass route and reduction-carburization techniques. The pristine carbon felt (CF), WC/CF, and WC+rGO/CF anodes were characterized using several techniques and tested in a practical microbial fuel cell using industrial wastewater. We found that the unique features of WC/CF and WC+rGO/CF anodes, i.e., the surface area, biocompatibility, structure morphology, and catalytic activity, resulted in significant performance improvements. In particular, WC+rGO/CF exhibited a 4.4-, 7.6-, and 2.1-fold power density, current density, and coulombic efficiency, respectively, relative to the benchmark CF anode. This study confirms the potential use of WC+rGO/CF as a viable anode catalyst in microbial fuel cells on a larger scale. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST); and National Research Foundation (NRF) funded by the Korea government (MSIT), grant number 2019R1A2C1006356. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
dc.relation.url | https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0360544221009506 | |
dc.rights | NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Energy. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Energy, [, , (2021-04-26)] DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120702 . © 2021. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Microbial fuel cell | |
dc.subject | Tungsten carbide | |
dc.subject | Reduced graphene oxide | |
dc.subject | Anode catalyst | |
dc.subject | Real industrial wastewater | |
dc.title | Enhancing power generation in microbial fuel cell using tungsten carbide on reduced graphene oxide as an efficient anode catalyst material | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) | |
dc.contributor.department | Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division | |
dc.identifier.journal | Energy | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2023-04-26 | |
dc.eprint.version | Post-print | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt. | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejongro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, South Korea. | |
dc.contributor.institution | Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, South Korea | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | |
dc.identifier.pages | 120702 | |
kaust.person | Mohamed, Hend Omar | |
kaust.person | Castano, Pedro | |
dc.date.accepted | 2021-04-16 | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-05-03T07:28:46Z | |
dc.date.published-online | 2021-04-26 | |
dc.date.published-print | 2021-08 |
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