Trapa natans Husk‐Derived Nanoporous Carbons as Electrode Materials for Sustainable High‐Power Microbial Fuel Cell Supercapacitor Systems
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which convert chemical energy into electricity using microbes, are an emerging sustainable energy technology. However, high costs and low power output limit the advanced development of MFCs. This study utilizes the agricultural waste, Trapa natans husks, to obtain low‐co...
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| author | Chia-Chieh Hsu Yi-Chu Lin Yao-Yu Lin Hsin-Tien Li Chung-Sheng Ni Chao-I Liu Chao-Chin Chang Liang-Chen Lin Yung-Tin Pan Shih-Fu Liu Tzu-Yin Liu Han-Yi Chen |
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| description | Microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which convert chemical energy into electricity using microbes, are an emerging sustainable energy technology. However, high costs and low power output limit the advanced development of MFCs. This study utilizes the agricultural waste, Trapa natans husks, to obtain low‐cost nanoporous carbons. The Trapa natans husk‐derived nanoporous carbons (TNHs) are used as electrode materials in Escherichia coli system‐based MFCs. After optimization of both anode and cathode materials for MFCs, a high average power density of 5713 mW m−2 is achieved, which is 1.9 times greater than that of commercial activated carbon. It is shown that TNHs have better bacterial adhesion and electrochemical activities owing to their favorable pore size distribution, suitable functional group, high surface area, and excellent biocompatibility and conductivity. Furthermore, the supercapacitors (SCs) with TNH‐based electrodes are utilized to store the energy generated from MFCs. The SC with TNH‐600 electrodes exhibits a high specific capacitance of 84 F g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1 after 1000 cycles. This study demonstrates that TNH is a promising electrode material for biofriendly and renewable MFCs, and the MFC‐SC system with TNH electrodes is a high‐power sustainable energy generation and storage device. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1976e17dd294f5abe62199a80fe46c82022-12-22T02:54:43ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Energy & Sustainability Research2699-94122022-05-0135n/an/a10.1002/aesr.202100163Trapa natans Husk‐Derived Nanoporous Carbons as Electrode Materials for Sustainable High‐Power Microbial Fuel Cell Supercapacitor SystemsChia-Chieh Hsu0Yi-Chu Lin1Yao-Yu Lin2Hsin-Tien Li3Chung-Sheng Ni4Chao-I Liu5Chao-Chin Chang6Liang-Chen Lin7Yung-Tin Pan8Shih-Fu Liu9Tzu-Yin Liu10Han-Yi Chen11Department of Material Science and Engineering National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanDepartment of Material Science and Engineering National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanDepartment of Material Science and Engineering National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanDepartment of Material Science and Engineering National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanDepartment of Material Science and Engineering National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanDepartment of Material Science and Engineering National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanGraduate Institute of Environmental Engineering National Taiwan University No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road Taipei 106 TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanDepartment of Chemical Engineering National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanDepartment of Material Science and Engineering National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanInstitute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology & Department of Life Science National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanDepartment of Material Science and Engineering National Tsing Hua University 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road Hsinchu 30013 TaiwanMicrobial fuel cells (MFCs), which convert chemical energy into electricity using microbes, are an emerging sustainable energy technology. However, high costs and low power output limit the advanced development of MFCs. This study utilizes the agricultural waste, Trapa natans husks, to obtain low‐cost nanoporous carbons. The Trapa natans husk‐derived nanoporous carbons (TNHs) are used as electrode materials in Escherichia coli system‐based MFCs. After optimization of both anode and cathode materials for MFCs, a high average power density of 5713 mW m−2 is achieved, which is 1.9 times greater than that of commercial activated carbon. It is shown that TNHs have better bacterial adhesion and electrochemical activities owing to their favorable pore size distribution, suitable functional group, high surface area, and excellent biocompatibility and conductivity. Furthermore, the supercapacitors (SCs) with TNH‐based electrodes are utilized to store the energy generated from MFCs. The SC with TNH‐600 electrodes exhibits a high specific capacitance of 84 F g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1 after 1000 cycles. This study demonstrates that TNH is a promising electrode material for biofriendly and renewable MFCs, and the MFC‐SC system with TNH electrodes is a high‐power sustainable energy generation and storage device.https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202100163activated carbonhigh power densitymicrobial fuel cellsTrapa natans husks |
| spellingShingle | Chia-Chieh Hsu Yi-Chu Lin Yao-Yu Lin Hsin-Tien Li Chung-Sheng Ni Chao-I Liu Chao-Chin Chang Liang-Chen Lin Yung-Tin Pan Shih-Fu Liu Tzu-Yin Liu Han-Yi Chen Trapa natans Husk‐Derived Nanoporous Carbons as Electrode Materials for Sustainable High‐Power Microbial Fuel Cell Supercapacitor Systems Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research activated carbon high power density microbial fuel cells Trapa natans husks |
| title | Trapa natans Husk‐Derived Nanoporous Carbons as Electrode Materials for Sustainable High‐Power Microbial Fuel Cell Supercapacitor Systems |
| title_full | Trapa natans Husk‐Derived Nanoporous Carbons as Electrode Materials for Sustainable High‐Power Microbial Fuel Cell Supercapacitor Systems |
| title_fullStr | Trapa natans Husk‐Derived Nanoporous Carbons as Electrode Materials for Sustainable High‐Power Microbial Fuel Cell Supercapacitor Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trapa natans Husk‐Derived Nanoporous Carbons as Electrode Materials for Sustainable High‐Power Microbial Fuel Cell Supercapacitor Systems |
| title_short | Trapa natans Husk‐Derived Nanoporous Carbons as Electrode Materials for Sustainable High‐Power Microbial Fuel Cell Supercapacitor Systems |
| title_sort | trapa natans husk derived nanoporous carbons as electrode materials for sustainable high power microbial fuel cell supercapacitor systems |
| topic | activated carbon high power density microbial fuel cells Trapa natans husks |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202100163 |
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