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Advanced MFC research focusing on nanomaterials, advanced-materials, electrode, performance. Abstract Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are of great interest for new sources of renewable energies from the waste of biom...

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Abstract Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are of great interest for new sources of renewable energies from the waste of biomass and debris. This work aimed was to develop an anode electrode of the carbon fiber‐embedded of bacterial cellulose/polyaniline (CF/BC/PANI) nanocomposite for MFC applications. For this purpose, carbon fiber was wrapped onto bacterial cellulose (BC) fibers network during the BC synthesis. The CF/BC/PANI was obtained by polyaniline polymerization on the BC nanofibers as a scaffold. To characterize the electrode, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis analysis were carried out. The electrical conductivity was determined by measuring the resistivity. MFC using the CF/BC/PANI electrode was monitored and the maximum current density generated was 0.009 mA/cm 2 . The results obtained from the CF/BC/PANI demonstrate great potential for the use as an MFC electrode, as well as a microenvironment favorable to a microbial biofilm formation.

Keywords

Bacterial cellulosePolyanilineThermogravimetric analysisMicrobial fuel cellNanocompositeChemical engineering

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DOI
10.1002/app.49036
Journal
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Year
2020