Development of MFC using sulphonated polyether ether ketone (SPEEK) membrane for electricity generation from waste water

A study of influence on nanocomposite membrane of sulfonated TiO2 and sulfonated polystyrene-ethylene-butylene-polystyrene for microbial fuel cell application

“…Polarization curves were obtained by varying the applied external resistance at a time interval of 10 min. Current density and power density were determined by Ohm's law [9,11].…”

“…Where, V is the liquid volume in the anode chamber, A is the membrane cross-sectional area, C O is the saturated oxygen concentration in the cathode chamber, and C is the DO concentration in the anode chamber at time t [9]. The Coulombic Efficiency (CE) was calculated using following Eq.…”

“…C T is the theoretical amount of Coulombs that can be produced from the amount of glucose which was degraded [9,11].…”

Performance assessment of partially sulfonated PVdF-co-HFP as polymer electrolyte membranes in single chambered microbial fuel cells

“…SPSEBS were found to be producing 106.9% higher power density and lower internal resistance in comparison to Nafion 117 in a single chamber MFC (SCMFC). Ayyaru and Dharmalingam also carried the sulfonation of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and used it as a proton exchange membrane (PEM) in a single chamber MFC (SCMFC) [22]. MFC with the SPEEK membrane were reported to produce approx.…”

Development of cation exchange resin-polymer electrolyte membranes for microbial fuel cell application

“…In our previous reports, development of novel hybrid hydrocarbon-based proton exchange membranes was synthesized and studied for their suitability in MFC. Such membranes with desired properties were found to be promising in terms of with higher power production compared to that of commercial Nafion [15][16][17][18]. Even though the sulfonation of polymers showed proton conductivity, it was limited.…”