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A Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Carbon Derived From a Natural Resource as Anode for Microbial Bioelectrochemical Systems

  1. Dr. Shuiliang Chen1,
  2. Guanghua He1,
  3. Xiaowu Hu1,
  4. Mingyun Xie1,
  5. Dr. Suqin Wang1,
  6. Daojie Zeng3,
  7. Prof. Haoqing Hou1,*,
  8. Prof. Uwe Schröder2

Article first published online: 29 MAR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100783

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ChemSusChem

ChemSusChem

Special Issue: Microbial Fuel Cells

Volume 5, Issue 6, pages 1059–1063, June 2012

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Chen, S., He, G., Hu, X., Xie, M., Wang, S., Zeng, D., Hou, H. and Schröder, U. (2012), A Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Carbon Derived From a Natural Resource as Anode for Microbial Bioelectrochemical Systems. ChemSusChem, 5: 1059–1063. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201100783

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, 330022 Nanchang (PR China), Fax: (+86) 791-8120536

  2. 2

    Institute of Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig (Germany)

  3. 3

    Primary school of Xinxu, Qingyuan District, 363061 Ji'an, Jiangxi (PR China)

*Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, 330022 Nanchang (PR China), Fax: (+86) 791-8120536

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 JUN 2012
  2. Article first published online: 29 MAR 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 9 JAN 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 2 DEC 2011

Funded by

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 20874041, 21174058
  • Education Department of Jiangxi, China. Grant Number: GJJ11379
  • Sponsored Program for Cultivating Youths of Outstanding Ability in Jiangxi Normal University

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Keywords:

  • anodes;
  • carbon;
  • microbial fuel cells;
  • porous materials;
  • renewable resources
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Top of the crops: The direct use of a natural three-dimensional (3D) architecture in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is reported for the first time. Stems from the crop plant kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) are carbonized and used as anode material in MFCs. The current density generated by the carbon is comparable to that of other 3D anodes prepared by other methods. The renewable and low-cost characteristics of this material provide an excellent basis for large-scale application in microbial bioelectrochemcial systems.

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