甲硫氨酸沉积物和电化学沉积聚噻吩改性阳极对海底微生物燃料电池电化学性能的影响

Effects of Methionine in Marine Sediment and Polythiophene Modified Anodes on Electrochemical Performances of Microbial Fuel Cells

  • 摘要: 使用电沉积的方法制备导电聚噻吩修饰的碳毡及在沉积物中添加甲硫氨酸组成一种新型双改性阳极,以此构建海底沉积物微生物燃料电池,并对阳极的电化学性能和电池性能进行测试。结果表明,双改性阳极表面微生物的数量为空白组的11.30倍,生物膜电容是空白组的1.4倍,说明双改性阳极提高了微生物的数量;双改性阳极循环伏安电容量(302.6 F/cm2)是空白组(38.20 F/cm2)的8.0倍,峰电流密度为5.980 A/m2,交换电流密度(48.29×10-3m A/cm2)是空白组(0.073 7×10-3m A/cm2)的651.3倍,说明双改性组的氧化还原电化学活性、抗极化能力和电子转移动力学活性显著提高;双改性电池的输出功率(190.6 m W/m2)是空白组(71.8 m W/m2)的2.7倍,说明双改性方法提高了电池阳极的电化学性能和电池性能。

     

    Abstract: A novel anode, with carbon felt (CF) which was electrodeposited with conductive polymer polythiophene (PTh) and Lmethionine (L-Met) added into sea mud, was creatively fabricated to construct marine sediment microbial fuel cells (MSMFCs), and electrochemical performances of the MSMFCs with the modified anodes were investigated. The results show that the amount of microorganisms attached to the modified anode is 11. 3 times of that of the unmodified one and the biofilm capacitance of modified anode is 1. 4 times of that of the blank anode, indicating that the modification can help to increase the number of microorganism attached to the anode. Furthermore, the specific capacitance of the modified anode (302. 6 F/cm2) is 8. 0 times of that of the blank anode (38. 20 F/cm2), with a peak current of about 5. 980 A/m2. The exchange current density of modified anode (48. 29 × 10-3 m A/cm2) is 651. 3 times of that of the blank anode (0. 073 7 × 10-3 m A/cm2), illustrating sigificant improvement in electrochemical activity of redox, anti-polarization capacity and electron transfer kinetic activity. The output power of the modified MSMFCs (190. 6 m W/m2) is 2. 7 times of that of the blank group (71. 8 m W/m2), which suggests that the modification improves the electrochemical performance of the anode and the battery performance.

     

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