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Continuous electricity generation in microbial fuel cells with non-precious metal catalysts

비귀금속촉매 미생물연료전지의 연속운전을 통한 전기 생산

  • 문충만 (경희대학교 사회기반시스템공학과) ;
  • 김동훈 (인하대학교 사회인프라공학과)
  • Received : 2015.03.10
  • Accepted : 2015.03.24
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

In this study, continuous microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were operated using non-precious metal catalysts such as iron(II) phthalocyanine (FePc) and cobalt tetramethoxyphenylporphyrin (CoTMPP)) as alternative cathode catalysts for platinum. To evaluate MFCs performance, operational conditions of organic loading rate (OLR) (0.5~3 g COD/L/d) and hydraulic retention rate (HRT) (0.25~1 day) were changed. Power density of MFCs were determined by cathode electrode performance. The maximum power density was $3.3W/m^3$ with platinum at OLR 3 g COD/L/d. Given each HRTs at 1 g COD/L/d, FePc showed to be a better alternative for platinum than CoTMPP because the power density of MFC with FePc was similar to that of MFC with platinum. CoTMPP catalyst, however, showed the lowest power density due to increase of internal resistance during continuous operation.

본 연구에서는 비귀금속 촉매인 iron(II) phthalocyanine (FePc)와 cobalt tetramethoxyphenylporphyrin(CoTMPP)를 환원전극촉매로 이용하여 미생물연료전지의 연속운전을 진행하였다. 연속운전은 유기물 부하 (0.5~3 g COD/L/d)와 HRT (0.25~1 day)의 조건을 달리 운전하여 미생물연료전지의 성능을 평가하였다. 미생물연료전지의 전력밀도는 환원전극의 성능에 크게 영향을 받았으며, 최대전력밀도는 $3.3W/m^3$로 백금을 사용한 미생물연료전지에서 나타났다. 하지만, HRT의 조건을 달리 한 실험에서 FePc를 사용한 미생물연료전지가 백금을 사용한 미생물연료전지와 유사한 성능을 나타냈으며, 연속운전에서 백금 촉매를 대체할 수 있는 적합한 물질로 나타났다. 반면에 CoTMPP를 사용한 미생물연료전지는 연속운전에서 내부 저항의 급격한 증가로 전력밀도가 급격히 감소하였다.

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