Mainstreaming microfluidic microbial fuel cells: a biocompatible membrane grown <i>in situ</i> improves performance and versatility
Lingling Gong, Mehran Abbaszadeh Amirdehi, Jayesh M. Sonawane, Nan Jia, Leon Torres de Oliveira, Jesse Greener
Abstract
Bucking the trend toward membraneless microbial fuel cells (MFC), a new approach to grow biocompatible separation membranes between electrodes is demonstrated. The result is the best performing system for pure culture Geobacter sulfurreducens .
Topics & Concepts
Geobacter sulfurreducensBiocompatible materialGeobacterMicrobial fuel cellMembraneIn situMicrofluidicsNanotechnologyChemistryElectrodeMaterials scienceChemical engineeringBacteriaBiologyEngineeringBiochemistryBiomedical engineeringBiofilmOrganic chemistryGeneticsPhysical chemistryAnodeMicrobial Fuel Cells and BioremediationElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsMetal Extraction and Bioleaching