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Corresponding Author

Feng ZHAO(fzhao@iue.ac.cn)

Abstract

In this work, the reaction between the electron shuttle secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and anode was studied by measuring cyclic voltammogram and open circuit potential. The effect of dissolved oxygen on the oxidation reaction of anode was explored. It was demonstrated that the reaction was a diffusion-controlled and reversible process. The anode was a little affected when the dissolved oxygen of inocula was low (0 ~ 1.6 mg·L-1). The polarization curves showed that the current output of microbial fuel cells decreased 7% with the impact of dissolved oxygen.

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Keywords

microbial fuel cells, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, anode, oxygen, pyocyanine

Publication Date

2014-08-28

Online Available Date

2014-03-04

Revised Date

2014-02-26

Received Date

2013-11-26

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