Aplicación de nanotubos de Ti/TiO2 en pilas de combustible microbianas
- Víctor Manuel Ortiz Martínez 1
- María José Salar García 1
- Soraya Ait Ali Yahia
- Francisco José Hérnandez Fernández 1
- Antonia Pérez de los Ríos 2
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Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
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2
Universidad de Murcia
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ISSN: 2386-3676
Year of publication: 2015
Volume: 8
Pages: 30-32
Type: Article
More publications in: Anuario de Jóvenes Investigadores
Abstract
In this work, Ti/TiO2 nanotubes (TiNT) electrodes were prepared, characterized and applied as cathode electrodes in double chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The anode used was carbon rod/graphite granules and the separator was a homogeneous proton exchange membrane based on methyltrioctylammonium chloride. Industrial wastewater from a production factory of paraffin oil with a chemical oxygen demand initial value of 400mg.L-1 (COD) was used as substrate. The analysis was performed in batch mode at 25°C and the efficiency of the microbial fuel cells was assessed in terms of soluble organic matter removal (70%) and capability of power generation (12.13mW.m-3)