Aplicación de nanotubos de Ti/TiO2 en pilas de combustible microbianas

  1. Víctor Manuel Ortiz Martínez 1
  2. María José Salar García 1
  3. Soraya Ait Ali Yahia
  4. Francisco José Hérnandez Fernández 1
  5. Antonia Pérez de los Ríos 2
  1. 1 Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
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    Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

    Cartagena, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02k5kx966

  2. 2 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03p3aeb86

Revista:
Anuario de Jóvenes Investigadores

ISSN: 2386-3676

Ano de publicación: 2015

Volume: 8

Páxinas: 30-32

Tipo: Artigo

Outras publicacións en: Anuario de Jóvenes Investigadores

Resumo

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)