Carbon nanotube/polyaniline-based nanocomposite anode for microbial fuel cells

Abstract

It has been described in this chapter that the potentiality of an anode in the Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs), prepared by Carbon Nanotube/Polyaniline (CNT/PANI) supported nano-composite material. The nanocomposite materials were also characterized based on various advance analytical techniques namely; Fourier Transform Infrared Resonance spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analyses to investigate the chemical composition and morphology of the composite materials. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and ions discharge experiments are used to evaluate electro catalytic behaviour of the anode in the MFCs. In contrast with the announced execution of various anodes utilized as a part of MFCs, the CNT/PANI composite anode is discovered superb and is found a promising material for the application as an anode material in MFCs. The significant potential of CNT/PANI based anodic electrode is established owing to the conducting behaviour of PANI. On the basis of good conductivity of CNT/PANI nanocomposite, in upcoming years that the fabrication CNT/PANI based anode electrode are expected to open an innovative ways for demonstrating their exceptional application of MFC.