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Reduced internal resistance of microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) as factors of configuration and stuffing with granular activated carbon

  • Aijie Wang
  • , Wenzong Liu
  • , Nanqi Ren
  • , Haoyi Cheng
  • , Duu-Jong Lee

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

With limited external applied voltage, the microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) could produce hydrogen by exoelectrogenic microorganisms. The present study revealed that a cubiod-shaped chamber effectively reduces the distance between electrodes and thereby reduces the internal resistance of the entire cell. With 0.6 V of applied voltage, the cuboid MEC had a columbic efficiency of 33.7%, much higher than that achieved in the H-shaped MEC test (ca. 15%) of comparable size. Filling the anode chamber with granular activated carbon further enhanced the columbic efficiency to 45%. The corresponding hydrogen conversion rate could reach 35%. © 2010 Professor T. Nejat Veziroglu. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13488-13492
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume35
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2010
Externally publishedYes

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Research Keywords

  • Bio-hydrogen
  • Granular activated carbon (GAC)
  • Internal resistance
  • Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC)

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