Humic Acid and Iron Chelation Modified Anode Improves the Electrochemical Performance of Marine Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell

Marine sediment microbial fuel cell(MSMFCs)can be utilized as a long lasting power source to drive small instruments to work for long time on ocean floor and its higher power has a significant meaning for practical application.Anode modification can greatly improve the performance of MSMFCs.Herein,humic acid(HA)and humic acid-iron ion complex(HA-Fe)were used to modify the anode for constructing a better MSMFCs.The results indicated that HA-Fe modified anode,better than HA modification,significantly improved the MSMFCs cell power output.The maximum power density of HA-Fe modified MSMFCs is 165.3 mW m−2,which are 6.5-folds of blank MSMFCs.The number of microorganisms on anode,redox activity,and relative kinetic activity were 1.8-,6.1-,and 13.1-folds of blank MSMFCs,respectively.The MSMFCs improvement would be attributed to the electron transfer media of HA and the valence conversion of Fe ions.A synergistic interaction between the naturally occurring HA and Fe ions on the anodic surface in marine sediments would make the modified anodes have‘renewable’characteristics,which is beneficial for the MSMFCs to maintain its long-term higher power.

3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane Complexation with Iron Ion Modified Anode in Marine Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance

Anode modification plays a key role in higher power output in marine sediment microbial fuel cells(MSMFCs).A low-molecular organosilicon compound(3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane)was grafted onto the surface of carbon felt using chemical method and a composite modified anode was prepared through organic ligands coordination Fe^(3+)for better electro-chemical per-formance.Results show that the biofilm resistance of the composite modified anode(2707Ω)is 1.3 times greater than that of the unmodified anode(2100Ω),and its biofilm capacitance also increases by 2.2 times,indicating that the composite modification pro-motes the growth and attachment of electroactive bacteria on the anode.Its specific capacitance(887.8 Fm^(−2))is 3.7 times higher than that of unmodified anode,generating a maximum current density of 1.5Am^(−2).In their Tafel curves,the composite modified anodic exchange current density(5.25×10^(−6)Acm^(−2))is 5.8 times bigger than that of unmodified anode,which suggests that the electro-chemical activity of redox,anti-polarization ability and electron transfer kinetic activity are significantly enhanced.The marine sediment microbial fuel cell with the composite modified anode generates the higher power densities than the blank(203.8mWm^(−2) versus 45.07mWm^(−2)),and its current also increases by 4.4 times.The free amino groups on the anode surface expands a creative idea that the modified anode ligates the natural Fe(Ⅲ)ion in sea water in the MSMFCs for its higher power output.

Electrochemical Behavior of Magnolol on FeWO4 Nanoflower Modified Carbon Paste Electrode

In order to establish a simple,sensitive,and fast reliable detection method to determine the magnolol,FeWO4 nanoflower was synthesised through a solvothermal technique and FeWO4 nanoflower modified carbon paste electrode（CPE） was developed.The voltammetric behavior of magnolol on the modified electrodes was studied using cyclic voltammetry（CV）,linear sweep voltammetry（LSV）,and differential pulse voltammetry（DPV）.The experimental results showed that the modified electrode remarkably enhanced the electrochemical response of the magnolol and exhibited a wide linear range for determination of the magnolol from 1.0×10-7 to 1.0×10-4 mol/L with a low detection limit of 5.0×10-8 mol/L.

Formation and Bioactivity of SrTiO_3 Nanotubes on Titanium by Modified Anodization and Hydrothermal Treatment

SrTiO3 nanotube films with good adhesion strengths to Ti substrates were fabricated by using a hybrid approach with a modified anodization and a hydrothermal treatment （HT）. The effect of Sr^2＋ concentration in HT solutions on the morphologies and phase components of the nanotubes were investigated, the SrTiO3 nanotubes formation mechanism was explored, and the adhesion strengths, hydrophilicity and apatite-forming ability of the SrTiO3 nanotubes were also evaluated. The results demonstrated that with increasing the incorporation of Sr^2＋ into the nanotubes, no obvious changes of the lengths and outer diameters of the nanotubes were observed, but the wall thickness and the crystallinity of SrTiO3 in the nanotubes increased. The accumulation of Sr at the inner tube wall indicated that the reaction of Sr^2＋ with TiO2 mainly occurred in the vicinity of internal surfaces of the closely arranged nanotubes. The formation of the SrTiO3 nanotubes could be attributed to an in situ dissolution-recrystallization process. The SrTiO3 nanotubes exhibited good hydrophilicity and bioactivity, and the induced apatite preferred to nucleate on the nanotubes with higher crystallinity and Sr content, indicating a good hio-adaptability of the SrTiO3 nanotubes for orthopedic application.