Copper-phthalocyanine and nickel nanoparticles as novel cathode catalysts in microbial fuel cells

Synthesis and application of polypyrrole/carrageenan nano-bio composite as a cathode catalyst in microbial fuel cells

“…In the system with higher power generation, higher activation loss is expected, but the graph shows that the activation loss of PPy/KC is quite the same with the two other systems. These results suggest that by applying a proper cathode catalyst even the activation loss is less than the amount which is expected (Ghasemi et al, 2013b;Ghasemi et al, 2013c). electricity.…”

Electricity generation and bivalent copper reduction as a function of operation time and cathode electrode material in microbial fuel cells

“…7D) and SSM (Fig. 7G) cathodes, mainly due to the high surface area of the carbon structure [18]. Rose-like (CR) (Fig.…”

“…It promotes enhanced electrocatalytic activity towards oxygen and hydrogen peroxide reduction reactions in conventional electrochemical processes, due to the enlarged surface roughness and to the presence of new active sites [14][15][16]. Films of CuO on stainless steel mesh also exhibit efficient catalytic activities for propene oxidation [17] while copper phthalocyanine performs as platinum catalysis for oxygen reduction reaction in MFCs [18]. With regards to the capacitance of the electrodes, nanocrystals of copper can function with mesoporous activated carbons similarly as noble metals such as Pt and Pd, giving rise to substantial enhancement of the capacitance of carbonaceous electrodes [15].…”

A review on the effect of proton exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells

“…Their investigation includes studies on the different substrates used in MFCs (Pant et al, 2010), the different Nano-composite materials used as electrode material for MFCs (Ghasemi et al, 2013d;Ghasemi et al, 2013e). The development of MFCs and their applications (Franks and Nevin, 2010) (Wang et al, 2011a), the introduction of several terminologies and in MFCs , the mechanisms used for current generation (Logan, 2009), state of the art information on MFCs and recent progresses in MFC technologies (Du et al 2007) comparison of MFCs with conventional anaerobic digestion , cathodic limitations in MFCs (Rismani-Yazdi et al, 2008) and electrode material in MFC (Zhou et al, 2011).…”

“…Compared to the MFC with Pt used as its cathode catalyst, the nanostructure Pani/V2O5 generated 79.3 mW m -2 of power, 10% more than the Pt which generated 72.1 mW m -2 power. Ghasemi et al (2013d) also studied the effect of using macrocyclic compounds as an alternative to Pt as cathode catalyst for the MFC. They applied phthalocyanine (Pc), copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) and nickel nanoparticles as macrocyclic in the cathode catalyst of the MFC and compared their performance with that of the Pt as the most common cathode catalyst used in MFCs.…”