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High electricity generation and COD removal from cattle wastewater in microbial fuel cells with 3D air cathode employed non-precious Cu2O/reduced graphene oxide as cathode catalyst

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  • Xin, Shuaishuai
  • Shen, Jianguo
  • Liu, Guocheng
  • Chen, Qinghua
  • Xiao, Zhou
  • Zhang, Guodong
  • Xin, Yanjun

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In this study, we synthesized a non-precious Cu2O decorated reduced graphene oxide composite (Cu2O/rGO) by a facile and direct reduction strategy and evaluated the electricity generation and COD removal performance of MFCs with Cu2O/rGO as cathode catalyst in treating cattle wastewater. The Cu2O/rGO with the mass Cu(Ac)2/GO ratio of 450:50 exhibited the highest catalytic activity by cyclic voltammetry (CV) experiment. The large surface area (363.9 m2 g−1) of Cu2O/rGO with numerous mesoporous exhibited higher exchange current density (12.38 μA cm−2) and lower War-burg impedance (21.82 Ω) comparing with Pt/C (11.99 μA cm−2, 102.10 Ω), and contributed to 4-electron ORR. Notably, the maximum output voltage, power density and coulombic efficiency of MFC with 3D air cathode employed Cu2O/rGO catalyst reached 0.165 V, 1362 mW m−2 and 54.9%, respectively, which were higher than those (0.152 V, 1166 mW m−2 and 53.5%) with 3D air cathode employed Pt/C catalyst in treating cattle wastewater. Moreover, the average COD removal rate of MFC with Cu2O/rGO catalyst reached 71.5%, which were higher than those 69.8% with Pt/C catalyst. Generally, the MFC with 3D air cathode employed non-precious Cu2O/rGO catalyst instead of Pt/C catalysts is a promising method for simultaneous electricity generation and cattle wastewater treatment.

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  • Xin, Shuaishuai & Shen, Jianguo & Liu, Guocheng & Chen, Qinghua & Xiao, Zhou & Zhang, Guodong & Xin, Yanjun, 2020. "High electricity generation and COD removal from cattle wastewater in microbial fuel cells with 3D air cathode employed non-precious Cu2O/reduced graphene oxide as cathode catalyst," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 196(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:196:y:2020:i:c:s0360544220302309
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117123
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