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Growth of Carbon Nanotubes on Graphene as Efficient Air-Cathode for Highly H₂O₂ -Producing Microbial Fuel Cell
TechConnect Briefs 2018 - Advanced Materials
  • Shuo Han
  • Charles Xin Zhou
  • Risheng Wang, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

An efficient highly conductive three-dimensional (3D) air-cathode manufactured by growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on graphene sheets (GNS) for the improvement of H2O2-producing microbial fuel cell (MFC) is reported. 3D architectured GNS-CNTs hybrid as air-cathode allows for an enhanced production rates of H2O2 within its hierarchical porous structure. Correspondingly, the resulted GNS-CNTs hybrid showed adjustable electrochemical performance as an MFC air-cathode. Importantly, different electron transfer efficiencies on GNS-CNTs hybrid air-cathode result in different electric charge distributions, which affects its molecular spatial arrangement and three-dimensional conformation. The nanostructure enhances the air-cathode interaction and electron transfer rate. This work paves a feasible pathway to prepare carbon nanomaterials with favorable 3D architecture and high performance, for use in MFC and energy conversion.

Meeting Name
11th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, held jointly with the 20th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo, the 2018 SBIR/STTR Spring Innovation Conference, and the Defense TechConnect DTC Spring Conference (2018: May 13-16, Anaheim, CA)
Department(s)
Chemistry
Keywords and Phrases
  • Degradation,
  • GNS-CNTs,
  • Hydrogen peroxide,
  • Microbial fuel cell
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-099887823-2
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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© 2018 TechConnect, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
5-1-2018
Publication Date
01 May 2018
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Citation Information
Shuo Han, Charles Xin Zhou and Risheng Wang. "Growth of Carbon Nanotubes on Graphene as Efficient Air-Cathode for Highly H₂O₂ -Producing Microbial Fuel Cell" TechConnect Briefs 2018 - Advanced Materials Vol. 2 (2018) p. 121 - 124
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/risheng-wang/30/