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ArticleMembranes2023

Investigating the Performance of a Zinc Oxide Impregnated Polyvinyl Alcohol-Based Low-Cost Cation Exchange Membrane in Microbial Fuel Cells.

Sunil Chauhan, Ankit Kumar, Soumya Pandit, Anusha Vempaty, Manoj Kumar, Bhim Sen Thapa, Nishant Rai, Shaik Gouse Peera

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Article in Membranes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sunil ChauhanNanomaterials Lab, Department of Physics, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201310, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6416-9732
Ankit KumarBiopositive Lab, Department of Life Science, School of Basic Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201306, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Soumya PanditBiopositive Lab, Department of Life Science, School of Basic Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201306, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8045-4675
Anusha VempatyBiopositive Lab, Department of Life Science, School of Basic Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201306, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Manoj KumarDepartment of Physics and Materials Science and Engineering, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida 201309, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Bhim Sen ThapaDepartment of Biological Sciences, WEHR Life Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3703-5886
Nishant RaiDepartment of Biotechnology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun 248002, Uttarakhand, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6108-2068
Shaik Gouse PeeraDepartment of Environmental Science, Keimyung University, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2288-8800

Funding

Defense Research and Development Organization LSRB/81/48222/LSRB-368/BTB/2020Department of Science and Technology CRD/2018/000022Science and Engineering Research Board TAR/2019/000210
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study investigated the development and application of lithium (Li)-doped zinc oxide (ZnO)-impregnated polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) proton exchange membrane separator in a single chambered microbial fuel cell (MFC). Physiochemical analysis was performed via FT-IR, XRD, TEM, and AC impedance analysis to characterize thus synthesized Li-doped ZnO. PVA-ZnO-Li with 2.0% Li incorporation showed higher power generation in MFC. Using coulombic efficiency and current density, the impact of oxygen crossing on the membrane cathode assembly (MCA) area was evaluated. Different amounts of Li were incorporated into the membrane to optimize its electrochemical behavior and to increase proton conductivity while reducing biofouling. When acetate wastewater was treated in MFC using a PVA-ZnO-Li-based MCA, the maximum power density of 6.3 W/m

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heterostructuremicrobial fuel cellpolyvinyl alcohol (PVA)power densityproton conductivityproton exchange membrane

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PMID36676862
PMCPMC9861394

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