Microbially catalyzed enhanced bioelectrochemical performance using covalent organic framework-modified anode in a microbial fuel cell
Khurram Tahir
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorMuzammil Hussain
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorNagesh Maile
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorAhsan Abdul Ghani
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorBolam Kim
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Dae Sung Lee
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Dae Sung Lee, Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorKhurram Tahir
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorMuzammil Hussain
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorNagesh Maile
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorAhsan Abdul Ghani
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorBolam Kim
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Dae Sung Lee
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Correspondence
Dae Sung Lee, Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorKhurram Tahir and Muzammil Hussain contributed equally to this work.
Funding information: National Research Foundation of Korea, Grant/Award Numbers: NRF-2021R1F1A1060094, NRF-2020R1A2C2100746, NRF2018R1A6A1A03024962
Summary
Electrode modification is crucial in improving the power density and bioelectrochemical performance of a microbial fuel cell (MFC). The conventional carbon felt (CF) surface was modified as an anode in this study to examine an emerging class of materials known as covalent organic framework (COF). In a three-electrode system, the performance of the modified anode (TpPa-1@CF) was evaluated using various physical and bioelectrochemical techniques, demonstrating superior bioelectrochemical activity (cyclic voltammetry), reduced electrode resistance (electrochemical spectroscopy), and excellent electrode stability (chronoamperometry). With a 4.3 and 12.7-fold improvement in power (1069 mW/m2) and current (1954 mA/m2) density and steady MFC performance as compared to the uncoated electrode throughout five MFC cycles, TpPa-1@CF demonstrated better bioelectrochemical activity. Furthermore, the rough electrode surface area and numerous catalytically active sites of TpPa-1@CF promoted the microbial growth/adhesion along with substrate fluxes yielding the selective enrichment of Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes (electricity-producing phyla). These results indicated that TpPa-1@CF is a promising anode material for several bioelectrochemical applications.
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