Research Institute on Bioengineering, Membrane Technology and Energetics, University of Pannonia, Egyetem ut 10, 8200 Veszprém, Hungary.
LBE, Univ Montpellier, INRA, Narbonne, France.
Bioresour Technol. 2019 Apr;278:279-286. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.097. Epub 2019 Jan 23.
In this study, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) - operated with novel cation- and anion-exchange membranes, in particular AN-VPA 60 (CEM) and PSEBS DABCO (AEM) - were assessed comparatively with Nafion proton exchange membrane (PEM). The process characterization involved versatile electrochemical (polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy - EIS, cyclic voltammetry - CV) and biological (microbial structure analysis) methods in order to reveal the influence of membrane-type during start-up. In fact, the use of AEM led to 2-5 times higher energy yields than CEM and PEM and the lowest MFC internal resistance (148 ± 17 Ω) by the end of start-up. Regardless of the membrane-type, Geobacter was dominantly enriched on all anodes. Besides, CV and EIS measurements implied higher anode surface coverage of redox compounds for MFCs and lower membrane resistance with AEM, respectively. As a result, AEM based on PSEBS DABCO could be found as a promising material to substitute Nafion.
在这项研究中,我们比较了使用新型阳离子交换膜和阴离子交换膜(分别为 AN-VPA 60 [CEM] 和 PSEBS DABCO [AEM])的微生物燃料电池(MFC)与 Nafion 质子交换膜(PEM)的性能。该过程的特征涉及多种电化学(极化、电化学阻抗谱 - EIS、循环伏安法 - CV)和生物学方法(微生物结构分析),以揭示启动过程中膜类型的影响。实际上,与 CEM 和 PEM 相比,使用 AEM 可使能量产率提高 2-5 倍,并且在启动结束时 MFC 的内部电阻最低(148±17Ω)。无论膜类型如何,在所有阳极上都优先富集 Geobacter。此外,CV 和 EIS 测量表明,对于 MFC 而言,AEM 具有更高的氧化还原化合物的阳极表面覆盖率,而对于 AEM 而言,膜电阻更低。结果表明,基于 PSEBS DABCO 的 AEM 可以作为替代 Nafion 的有前途的材料。