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Electricity Generation and Microbial Community Structure Variation Depending on Separator Types and Cathode Characteristics in Air-cathode MFC  

Yu, Jae-Cheul (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University)
Lee, Chang-Yeol (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University)
Kim, Sun-Ah (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University)
Cho, Hae-In (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University)
Cho, Sun-Ja (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University)
Lee, Tae-Ho (School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University)
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Abstract
Air-cathode microbial fuel cell consisted of 4 unit cells were operated under batch condition and electricity generation and microbial community structure variation were investigated, depending on separator types and cathode characteristics: A) PEM(Proton Exchange Membrane)-30% Wet proofing Carbon Cloth(WC), B) AEM(Anion Exchange Membrane-WC, C) CEM(Cation Exchange Membrane)-WC, D) PEM-No Wet proofing Carbon Cloth(NC). Maximum power densities of PEM-WC, AEM-WC and CEM-WC were 510.9, 522.1 and 504.8 $mW/m^2$, respectively. But PEM-NC showed relatively lower maximum power density of 218.3 $mW/m^2$. And PEM-WC, AEM-WC and CEM-WC showed similar internal resistances(20.0-28.2 ${\Omega}$). PCRDGGE, PCA and diversity indices showed that uncultured bacteria which reported in previous MFC studies were detected in suspended growth bacteria and attached growth bacteria would be affected not by separator type but by cathode characteristic. Thus, cathode characteristic can be one of the critical factors for power generation in air-cathode MFC using PEM, AEM, and CEM as separator.
Keywords
Microbial fuel cell; Separator; Air-cathode; Microbial community;
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