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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 27, Number 2
BKCSDE 27(2)
February 20, 2006 

 
Title
Development of Bipolar Plate Stack Type Microbial Fuel Cells
Author
Seung-Hun Shin, Youngjin Choi, Sun-Hee Na, Seunho Jung*, Sunghyun Kim*
Keywords
Microbial fuel cell, Bipolar plate, Stack cell, Thionin, Proteus vulgaris
Abstract
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) stacked with bipolar plates have been constructed and their performance was tested. In this design, single fuel cell unit was connected in series by bipolar plates where an anode and a cathode were made in one graphite block. Two types of bipolar plate stacked MFCs were constructed. Both utilized the same glucose oxidation reaction catalyzed by Gram negative bacteria, Proteus vulgaris as a biocatalyst in an anodic compartment, but two different cathodic reactions were employed: One with ferricyanide reduction and the other with oxygen reduction reactions. In both cases, the total voltage was the mathematical sum of individual fuel cells and no degradation in performance was found. Electricity from these MFCs was stored in a supercapacitor to drive external loads such as a motor and electric bulb.
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281 - 285
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