Novel mesoporous MnCo2O4 nanorods as oxygen reduction catalyst at neutral pH in microbial fuel cells

The aim of this work was to evaluate the comparative performance of hybrid metal oxide nanorods i.e. MnCo2O4 nanorods (MCON) and single metal oxide nanorods i.e. Co3O4 nanorods (CON) as oxygen reduction catalyst in microbial fuel cells (MFC). Compared to the single metal oxide, the hybrid MCON exh...

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Main Authors: Kumar, Ravinder, Singh, Lakhveer, Zularisam, A. W., Mahapatra, Durga Madhab, Liu, Hong
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23366/1/Novel%20mesoporous%20MnCo2O4%20nanorods%20as%20oxygen.pdf
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author Kumar, Ravinder
Singh, Lakhveer
Zularisam, A. W.
Mahapatra, Durga Madhab
Liu, Hong
author_facet Kumar, Ravinder
Singh, Lakhveer
Zularisam, A. W.
Mahapatra, Durga Madhab
Liu, Hong
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description The aim of this work was to evaluate the comparative performance of hybrid metal oxide nanorods i.e. MnCo2O4 nanorods (MCON) and single metal oxide nanorods i.e. Co3O4 nanorods (CON) as oxygen reduction catalyst in microbial fuel cells (MFC). Compared to the single metal oxide, the hybrid MCON exhibited a higher BET surface area and provided additional positively charged ions, i.e., Co2+/Co3+ and Mn3+/Mn4+ on its surfaces, which increased the electro-conductivity of the cathode and improved the oxygen reduction kinetics significantly, achieved an io of 6.01 A/m2 that was 12.4% higher than CON. Moreover, the porous architecture of MCON facilitated the diffusion of electrolyte, reactants and electrons during the oxygen reduction, suggested by lower diffusion (Rd), activation (Ract) and ohmic resistance (Rohm) values. This enhanced oxygen reduction by MCON boosted the power generation in MFC, achieving a maximum power density of 587 mW/m2 that was ∼29% higher than CON.
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spelling UMPir233662019-08-28T02:48:00Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23366/ Novel mesoporous MnCo2O4 nanorods as oxygen reduction catalyst at neutral pH in microbial fuel cells Kumar, Ravinder Singh, Lakhveer Zularisam, A. W. Mahapatra, Durga Madhab Liu, Hong Q Science (General) TP Chemical technology The aim of this work was to evaluate the comparative performance of hybrid metal oxide nanorods i.e. MnCo2O4 nanorods (MCON) and single metal oxide nanorods i.e. Co3O4 nanorods (CON) as oxygen reduction catalyst in microbial fuel cells (MFC). Compared to the single metal oxide, the hybrid MCON exhibited a higher BET surface area and provided additional positively charged ions, i.e., Co2+/Co3+ and Mn3+/Mn4+ on its surfaces, which increased the electro-conductivity of the cathode and improved the oxygen reduction kinetics significantly, achieved an io of 6.01 A/m2 that was 12.4% higher than CON. Moreover, the porous architecture of MCON facilitated the diffusion of electrolyte, reactants and electrons during the oxygen reduction, suggested by lower diffusion (Rd), activation (Ract) and ohmic resistance (Rohm) values. This enhanced oxygen reduction by MCON boosted the power generation in MFC, achieving a maximum power density of 587 mW/m2 that was ∼29% higher than CON. Elsevier 2018-01-14 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23366/1/Novel%20mesoporous%20MnCo2O4%20nanorods%20as%20oxygen.pdf Kumar, Ravinder and Singh, Lakhveer and Zularisam, A. W. and Mahapatra, Durga Madhab and Liu, Hong (2018) Novel mesoporous MnCo2O4 nanorods as oxygen reduction catalyst at neutral pH in microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology, 254. pp. 1-6. ISSN 0960-8524. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.053 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.053
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Zularisam, A. W.
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Liu, Hong
Novel mesoporous MnCo2O4 nanorods as oxygen reduction catalyst at neutral pH in microbial fuel cells
title Novel mesoporous MnCo2O4 nanorods as oxygen reduction catalyst at neutral pH in microbial fuel cells
title_full Novel mesoporous MnCo2O4 nanorods as oxygen reduction catalyst at neutral pH in microbial fuel cells
title_fullStr Novel mesoporous MnCo2O4 nanorods as oxygen reduction catalyst at neutral pH in microbial fuel cells
title_full_unstemmed Novel mesoporous MnCo2O4 nanorods as oxygen reduction catalyst at neutral pH in microbial fuel cells
title_short Novel mesoporous MnCo2O4 nanorods as oxygen reduction catalyst at neutral pH in microbial fuel cells
title_sort novel mesoporous mnco2o4 nanorods as oxygen reduction catalyst at neutral ph in microbial fuel cells
topic Q Science (General)
TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23366/1/Novel%20mesoporous%20MnCo2O4%20nanorods%20as%20oxygen.pdf
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