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One-step electrochemically synthesized graphene oxide coated on polypyrrole nanowires as anode for microbial fuel cell.

ABSTRACT: A novel polypyrrole nanowires coated by graphene oxide (PPy-NWs/GO) has been successfully synthesized by one-step electrochemical method, whose structure was different from previously reported PPy/GO composites. The microbial fuel cell equipped with PPy-NWs/GO as anode was fabricated and compared with PPy-NWs ones. The SEM images show that the synthesized PPy-NWs/GO materials possess more surface areas than PPy-NWs. The electrochemical analysis indicated that PPy-NWs/GO anode had lower charge transfer resistance, which may be attributed to synergistic effect of them. The MFC equipped with PPy-NWs/GO anode have higher circle voltages and the power density is about 22.3 mW/m², which is great higher than that of PPy-NWs about 15.9 mW/m². These improvements of the MFCs may be due to more bacteria on the larger biofilms based on GO nanosheets, indicating that the PPy-NWs/GO is more effective anode for improving electricity generation.

SUBMITTER: Li X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6087702 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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One-step electrochemically synthesized graphene oxide coated on polypyrrole nanowires as anode for microbial fuel cell.

Li Xuehua X Qian Jiansheng J Guo Xingge X Shi Liwei L

3 Biotech 20180812 8

A novel polypyrrole nanowires coated by graphene oxide (PPy-NWs/GO) has been successfully synthesized by one-step electrochemical method, whose structure was different from previously reported PPy/GO composites. The microbial fuel cell equipped with PPy-NWs/GO as anode was fabricated and compared with PPy-NWs ones. The SEM images show that the synthesized PPy-NWs/GO materials possess more surface areas than PPy-NWs. The electrochemical analysis indicated that PPy-NWs/GO anode had lower charge tr ...[more]

PMID: 30105200

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