Tailoring Iron-Ion Release of Cellulose-Based Aerogel-Coated Iron Foam for Long-Term High-Power Microbial Fuel Cells

Zhengyang Ni; Huitao Yu; Haoran Wang; Mengmeng Qin; Feng Li; Hao Song; Xiangyu Chen; Yiyu Feng; Wei Feng

doi:10.1007/s12209-024-00410-4

Transactions of Tianjin University ›› 2024, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (5) : 436 -447. DOI: 10.1007/s12209-024-00410-4

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Tailoring Iron-Ion Release of Cellulose-Based Aerogel-Coated Iron Foam for Long-Term High-Power Microbial Fuel Cells

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¹School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, 300350, Tianjin, China

²School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 300350, Tianjin, China

³Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100083, Beijing, China

^h fengyiyu@tju.edu.cn

^j weifeng@tju.edu.cn

Yiyu Feng

is a full professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering of Tianjin University (China). He obtained his PhD from the Tianjin University (China) in 2007. His research interests include photothermal conversion materials, thermal-conductive and high-strength carbon-based composites, phase change energy storage materials and smart materials. He was a recipient of the program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China (2013), the Winners of Tianjin science fund for Outstanding Young Scholars (2019), the “Ten-Thousand Talent Program” leading innovators of China (2022). He has authored or coauthored 200 peer-reviewed SCI publication and recently published articles/reviews in Nat. Commun. as a corresponding author. He has presided over more than 20 national projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) top-level projects and the Joint Fund of the Ministry of Education for Equipment Preliminary Research. He holds 3 U. S. patents and received the First Prize of Technical Innovation Award in Tianjin at 2017, and the Second Prize of Natural Science Award in Tianjin at 2010.

Wei Feng

is a full professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering of Tianjin University (China). He obtained his PhD from the Xi′an Jiaotong University (China) in 2000. Then, he worked at Osaka University and Tsinghua University as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) fellow and a postdoctoral researcher, respectively. His research interests include photo-responsive organic molecules or their derivatives, thermal-conductive and high-strength carbon-based composites, and two-dimensional fluorinated carbon materials or polymers. He was a recipient of the program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China (2006), the Winners of national science fund for Outstanding Young Scholars (2014), the “Ten-Thousand Talent Program” leading innovators of China (2018), the Young and middle-aged leading scientists of Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2017), State Council Expert for Special Allowance (2020), the “131” Innovative Talent of Tianjin (2015), and senior visiting scholar of JSPS (2008), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2022). He has authored or coauthored 200 peer-reviewed SCI publication and recently published articles/reviews in Chem. Soc. Rev., Nat. Commun., Prog. Mater. Sci., Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Susmat, Adv. Sci., J. Mater. Chem. A etc., as a corresponding author. He holds over 80 Chinese patents and received the First Prize of Technical Innovation Award in Ministry of Education, the People’s of Republic of China, the First Prize of Technical Innovation Award in Tianjin at 2015 and 2017, and the Second Prize of Natural Science Award in Tianjin at 2007 and 2011. As for the professional offices and services, he is serving as member of Science & Technology Commission of Ministry of Education, Evaluation Expert of National Found Program, and Chairman of Committee on thermos-conductive Composite Materials, Chinese Society for Composite Materials.

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The presence of iron (Fe) has been found to favor power generation in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). To achieve long-term power production in MFCs, it is crucial to effectively tailor the release of Fe ions over extended operating periods. In this study, we developed a composite anode (A/IF) by coating iron foam with cellulose-based aerogel. The concentration of Fe ions in the anode solution of A/IF anode reaches 0.280 μg/mL (Fe²⁺ vs. Fe³⁺ = 61%:39%) after 720 h of aseptic primary cell operation. This value was significantly higher than that (0.198 μg/mL, Fe²⁺ vs. Fe³⁺ = 92%:8%) on uncoated iron foam (IF), indicating a continuous release of Fe ions over long-term operation. Notably, the resulting MFCs hybrid cell exhibited a 23% reduction in Fe ion concentration (compared to a 47% reduction for the IF anode) during the sixth testing cycle (600–720 h). It achieved a high-power density of 301 ± 55 mW/m² at 720 h, which was 2.62 times higher than that of the IF anode during the same period. Furthermore, a sedimentary microbial fuel cell (SMFCs) was constructed in a marine environment, and the A/IF anode demonstrated a power density of 103 ± 3 mW/m² at 3240 h, representing a 75% improvement over the IF anode. These findings elucidate the significant enhancement in long-term power production performance of MFCs achieved through effective tailoring of Fe ions release during operation.

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Zhengyang Ni, Huitao Yu, Haoran Wang, Mengmeng Qin, Feng Li, Hao Song, Xiangyu Chen, Yiyu Feng, Wei Feng. Tailoring Iron-Ion Release of Cellulose-Based Aerogel-Coated Iron Foam for Long-Term High-Power Microbial Fuel Cells. Transactions of Tianjin University, 2024, 30(5): 436-447 DOI:10.1007/s12209-024-00410-4

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