Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
Volume 41, Issue 19, Pages 2546-2553Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1575477
Keywords
Catalyst; extracellular electron transfer; microbial fuel cell; tungsten oxide; wastewater treatment
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- Department of Science and Technology, Government of India [DST/TSG/NTS/2015/99]
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Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a device that oxidizes the organic matter present in wastewater and simultaneously generates electricity from it. For practical applications, the power production of MFCs needs to be enhanced and the use of novel anode and cathode catalyst can certainly help in this regard. Such a novel catalyst, WO3, was explored as both anode and cathode catalyst in this study. Performance of MFCs was enhanced when WO(3)was used as an electrocatalyst. The maximum power density of MFC was increased by five times when WO(3)was used as anode catalyst and by four times when it was used as cathode catalyst as compared to control MFC using electrode without any catalyst. Almost six times increment in maximum power production of MFC was observed when WO(3)was used as catalyst on both the electrodes. Electrochemical analysis of WO(3)also proved that it could enhance the current density of the modified electrode owing to its electrochemical catalytic properties. Furthermore, chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of MFC having WO(3)coated electrodes was also observed to be higher, thus suggesting an overall enhancement in the performance of MFC by the use of WO(3)as an electrocatalyst.
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