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ArticleACS applied energy materials2018

Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts Derived from Iron Salt and Benzimidazole and Aminobenzimidazole Precursors and Their Application in Microbial Fuel Cell Cathodes.

Barbara Mecheri, Rohan Gokhale, Carlo Santoro, Maida Aysla Costa de Oliveira, Alessandra D'Epifanio, Silvia Licoccia, Alexey Serov, Kateryna Artyushkova, Plamen Atanassov

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Article in ACS applied energy materials, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Barbara MecheriDepartment of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Rohan GokhaleDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), Advanced Materials Lab, University of New Mexico, 1001 University Blvd. SE Suite 103, MSC 04 2790, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States.
Carlo SantoroDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), Advanced Materials Lab, University of New Mexico, 1001 University Blvd. SE Suite 103, MSC 04 2790, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States.
Maida Aysla Costa de OliveiraDepartment of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Alessandra D'EpifanioDepartment of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Silvia LicocciaDepartment of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Alexey SerovDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), Advanced Materials Lab, University of New Mexico, 1001 University Blvd. SE Suite 103, MSC 04 2790, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States.
Kateryna ArtyushkovaDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), Advanced Materials Lab, University of New Mexico, 1001 University Blvd. SE Suite 103, MSC 04 2790, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States.
Plamen AtanassovDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Center for Micro-Engineered Materials (CMEM), Advanced Materials Lab, University of New Mexico, 1001 University Blvd. SE Suite 103, MSC 04 2790, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States.
University of New Mexico · USUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, benzimidazole (BZIM) and aminobenzimidazole (ABZIM) were used as organic-rich in nitrogen precursors during the synthesis of iron-nitrogen-carbon (Fe-N-C) based catalysts by sacrificial support method (SSM) technique. The catalysts obtained, denoted Fe-ABZIM and Fe-BZIM, were characterized morphologically and chemically through SEM, TEM, and XPS. Moreover, these catalysts were initially tested in rotating ring disk electrode (RRDE) configuration, resulting in similar high electrocatalytic activity toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) having low hydrogen peroxide generated (<3%). The ORR performance was significantly higher compared to activated carbon (AC) that was the control. The catalysts were then integrated into air-breathing (AB) and gas diffusion layer (GDL) cathode electrode and tested in operating microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The presence of Fe-N-C catalysts boosted the power output compared to AC cathode MFC. The AB-type cathode outperformed the GDL type cathode probably because of reduced catalyst layer flooding. The highest performance obtained in this work was 162 ± 3 μWcm

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