Abstract:A new dual-chamber air cathode MFC was designed and compared with the traditional dual-chamber air cathode MFC to examine the electrochemical performance and the performance for rapid detection of BOD. Results show that the new designed air cathode MFC can effectively increase power density reaching up to 897 mW·m?2 and reduce internal resistanceto as low as 92 Ω. Moreover, it can be used to directly and quickly detect BOD of organic compounds with high concentration, with the linear detection limit of sodium acetate being 1 280 mg·L?1, response time at this concentration being 31.2~66 h, and the linear coefficient of determination R2 being 0.97~0.99. The linear detection limit of GGA can reach 1 250 mg·L?1. The response time at this concentration is 33~67 h, and the linear coefficient of determination R2 is 0.98. Our results provide a new pathway for the performance optimization of the MFC type BOD detection sensor. Key words:microbial fuel cells/ configuration optimization/ BOD/ rapid detection/ performance evaluation.
图1实验中所用的空气阴极MFC结构示意图 Figure1.Schematic diagram of air cathode MFC used in experiment
图3新旧构型的MFC利用不同BOD的醋酸钠底物时的产电曲线对比 Figure3.Comparison of current curves between MFCs with new and old configurations using sodium acetate with different BOD
图4新旧构型MFC收集的电荷量与醋酸钠BOD5的关系对比 Figure4.Comparison of the amount of coulomb collected by MFCs with old and new configurations and concentration of sodium acetate BOD5
图5新旧构型MFC利用不同BOD5醋酸钠底物时的库仑效率对比 Figure5.Comparison of coulombic efficiency between MFCs with new and old configurations using sodium acetate with different BOD5
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Shenyang Institute of Automation in Guangzhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 511458, China Received Date: 2020-06-11 Accepted Date: 2020-10-10 Available Online: 2021-06-25 Keywords:microbial fuel cells/ configuration optimization/ BOD/ rapid detection/ performance evaluation Abstract:A new dual-chamber air cathode MFC was designed and compared with the traditional dual-chamber air cathode MFC to examine the electrochemical performance and the performance for rapid detection of BOD. Results show that the new designed air cathode MFC can effectively increase power density reaching up to 897 mW·m?2 and reduce internal resistanceto as low as 92 Ω. Moreover, it can be used to directly and quickly detect BOD of organic compounds with high concentration, with the linear detection limit of sodium acetate being 1 280 mg·L?1, response time at this concentration being 31.2~66 h, and the linear coefficient of determination R2 being 0.97~0.99. The linear detection limit of GGA can reach 1 250 mg·L?1. The response time at this concentration is 33~67 h, and the linear coefficient of determination R2 is 0.98. Our results provide a new pathway for the performance optimization of the MFC type BOD detection sensor.