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Employing a Flexible and Low‐Cost Polypyrrole Nanotube Membrane as an Anode to Enhance Current Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells
Author(s) -
Zhao Cuie,
Wu Jiansheng,
Kjelleberg Staffan,
Loo Joachim Say Chey,
Zhang Qichun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201403328
Subject(s) - shewanella oneidensis , microbial fuel cell , polypyrrole , anode , materials science , electrode , nanotechnology , cathode , membrane , nanotube , electron transfer , carbon nanotube , chemical engineering , electrochemistry , chemistry , bacteria , photochemistry , biochemistry , genetics , engineering , biology
The flexible and low‐cost polypyrrole nanotube membrane is demonstrated as a promising anode in microbial fuel cells, which significantly enhances the extracellular electron transfer between Shewanella oneidensis MR‐1 and the electrode, owing to the large active surface area and high electrical conductivity.