Multi-walled carbon nanotube and carbide-derived carbon supported metal phthalocyanines as cathode catalysts for microbial fuel cell applications

G. D. Bhowmick; E. Kibena-Põldsepp; L. Matisen; M. Merisalu; M. Kook; M. Kaärik; J. Leis; V. Sammelselg; M. M. Ghangrekar; K. Tammeveski

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Multi-walled carbon nanotube and carbide-derived carbon supported metal phthalocyanines as cathode catalysts for microbial fuel cell applications

G. D. Bhowmick, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, L. Matisen, M. Merisalu, M. Kook, M. Kaärik, J. Leis, V. Sammelselg, M. M. Ghangrekar, K. Tammeveski

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Herein, iron phthalocyanine (FePc) and cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) were used to impregnate nitrogen and corresponding transition metals into the multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) or carbide-derived carbon (CDC) to compare the prepared highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts for application in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The results revealed that among all the catalysts investigated, FePc/MWCNT and FePc/CDC showed superior ORR activity, as determined by the rotating disk electrode (RDE) method under neutral pH. Moreover, the performance of MFC with FePc/CDC was comparable with that of MFC with Pt as a cathode catalyst in terms of power density (ca. 8.3 W m^-3vs. 8.8 W m^-3) and coulombic efficiency (16.9 ± 0.7% vs. 17.4 ± 0.7%). Hence, it can be concluded that FePc/CDC can be used as a low-cost alternative to expensive Pt-based cathode catalysts for the ORR in MFCs to make this technology effective for field scale applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3525-3537
Number of pages	13
Journal	Sustainable Energy and Fuels
Volume	3
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c9se00574a
State	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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Bhowmick, G. D., Kibena-Põldsepp, E., Matisen, L., Merisalu, M., Kook, M., Kaärik, M., Leis, J., Sammelselg, V., Ghangrekar, M. M., & Tammeveski, K. (2019). Multi-walled carbon nanotube and carbide-derived carbon supported metal phthalocyanines as cathode catalysts for microbial fuel cell applications. Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 3(12), 3525-3537. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9se00574a

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