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MES research in electrode, membrane. Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) allows the transformation of CO2 into value-added products by coupl...

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Abstract

Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) allows the transformation of CO2 into value-added products by coupling with renewable energy. The enhancement in the microbial activity and electron transfer rate via a new electrode modification method is essential for developing MES. Here, three groups of granular activated carbon decorated by Fe3O4 (Fe3O4/GAC) with mass fractions of 23%, 38% and 50% were prepared and compared with bare GAC. The volumetric acetate production rate of MES with Fe3O4/GAC-38% was the highest (0.171 g L⁻¹ d⁻¹), which was 1.4 times higher that of the control (bare GAC), and the final acetate concentration reached 5.14 g L⁻¹ within 30 days. Linear sweep voltammetry and microbial community analyses suggested that Fe3O4/GAC facilitates extracellular electron transfer and improves the enrichment of electrochemically active bacteria. Fe3O4/GAC is an effective three-dimensional electrode material that enhances biofilm activity on GAC and improves MES efficiency.

Keywords

ElectrosynthesisElectrodeRenewable energyChemical engineeringNanotechnology

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DOI
10.1039/c9ra06255f
Journal
RSC Advances
Year
2019