期刊
WATER RESEARCH
卷 102, 期 -, 页码 428-435出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.06.061
关键词
Bioelectrochemical system; Photocatalyst; Current generation; Biofilm formation; Charge-transfer
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51478431]
- Public Technology Research Plan of Zhejiang Province [2014C33028]
Bacterial extracellular electron transfer is one of the main bottlenecks in determining the efficiency of bioelectrochemical systems. Here, we report a photobioanode that combines carbon material with a photocatalyst (alpha-Fe2O3),a utilizing visible light to accelerate biofilm formation and extracellular electron transfer in bioelectrochemical systems. Cyclic voltammetric studies of this photobioanode revealed active electron transfer at the anode/biofilm interface. The charge-transfer resistance of the anode/biofilm was ca. 46.6 Omega which is half that of the unmodified anode. In addition, the results of confocal laser scanning microscopy and bacterial community analysis indicate that the photobioanode and light can accelerate biofilm formation and enrich exoelectrogens. When equipped in photo-bioelectrochemical systems, the start-up time was shortened from about 2.5 days to 1.1 days. The maximum current density of photo-bioelectrochemical systems was almost twice that of a control bioelectrochemical system. In addition, the current density of the photo-bio-electrochemical cell (PBEC) showed almost no decrease after being subjected to 40 d of illumination. This photobioanode is therefore a cost-effective, energy clean, environment-friendly anode with high electrocatalytic activity and long-term stability, which has broad prospect in various processes, including wastewater treatment, bioelectricity generation, bioelectricity synthesis, and hydrogen production. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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