Enhanced performance of microbial fuel cells by using MnO2/Halloysite nanotubes to modify carbon cloth anodes
By Yingwen Chen and Liuliu Chen and Peiwen Li and Yuan Xu and Mengjie Fan and Shemin Zhu and Shubao Shen
Published in Energy
2016
Abstract
The modification of anode materials is important to enhance the power generation of \MFCs\ (microbial fuel cells). A novel and cost-effective modified anode that is fabricated by dispersing manganese dioxide (MnO2) and \HNTs\ (Halloysite nanotubes) on carbon cloth to improve the MFCs' power production was reported. The results show that the MnO2/HNT anodes acquire more bacteria and provide greater kinetic activity and power density compared to the unmodified anode. Among all modified anodes, 75