Graphene–sponges as high-performance low-cost anodes for microbial fuel cells

Xing Xie; Guihua Yu; Nian Liu; Zhenan Bao; Craig S. Criddle; Yi Cui

doi:10.1039/c2ee03583a

Graphene–sponges as high-performance low-cost anodes for microbial fuel cells

Xing Xie, Guihua Yu, Nian Liu, Zhenan Bao, Craig S. Criddle, Yi Cui

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Abstract

A high-performance microbial fuel cell (MFC) anode was constructed from inexpensive materials. Key components were a graphene-sponge (G-S) composite and a stainless-steel (SS) current collector. Anode fabrication is simple, scalable, and environmentally friendly, with low energy inputs. The SS current collector improved electrode conductivity and decreased voltage drop and power loss. The resulting G-S-SS composite electrode appears promising for large-scale applications. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6862
Journal	Energy & Environmental Science
Volume	5
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee03583a
State	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUS-l1-001-12
Acknowledgements: This work was partially supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Investigator Award (no. KUS-11-001-12). YC and ZB acknowledge the partial funding support from the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University. XX acknowledges the support from the Stanford Graduate Fellowship and the Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.

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