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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Enhancing the Proton Exchange Membrane in Tubular Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cells through a Hydrophobic Polymer Coating on a Hydrogel.

Junlin Huang, Chih-Hung Wu, Fuying Li, Xiang Wang, Sheng-Chung Chen

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors.

Junlin HuangCollege of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China.
Chih-Hung WuCollege of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2295-1013
Fuying LiSchool of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming 365004, China.
Xiang WangFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources and Environment Monitoring & Sustainable Management and Utilization, Sanming University, Sanming 365004, China.
Sheng-Chung ChenSchool of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming 365004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5670-1338

Funding

Education and Scientific Research on Young Teachers of Fujian JAT220349Fujian Province Universities "New Century Outstanding Talent Support Program KC180079Open Project Program of the State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment SKLPEE-KF202313Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Fujian 2023J011018, 2023J011024, 2022J011176Sanming University Introduction of High-Level Talent Research Start-Up Fund Project 22YG13
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The usage time of air-cathode microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is significantly influenced by the moisture content within the proton exchange membrane (PEM). Therefore, enhancing the water retention capability of the PEM by applying a hydrophobic polymer coating to its surface has extended the PEM's usage time by three times and increased MFCs' operational duration by 66%. Moreover, the hydrophobic nature of the polymer coating reduces contamination on the PEM and prevents anode liquid from permeating into the air cathode. Towards the end of MFC operation, the internal resistance of the MFC is reduced by 45%. The polymer coating effectively maintained the oxygen reduction reaction activity in the cathode. The polymer coating's ability to restrict oxygen transmembrane diffusion is demonstrated by experimental data showing a significant decrease in oxygen diffusion coefficient due to its presence. The degradation efficiency of the chemical oxygen demand from 16% to 35% increased by a factor of one.

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coatinghydrogelhydrophobicitymicrobial fuel cellsproton exchange membrane

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PMID38541442
PMCPMC10972415

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