Employing a flexible and low-cost polypyrrole nanotube membrane as an anode to enhance current generation in microbial fuel cells

• Main Authors: Loo, Joachim Say Chye, Zhao, Cui-e, Wu, Jiansheng, Kjelleberg, Staffan, Zhang, Qichun
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98533; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38538
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The flexible and low-cost polypyrrole nanotube membrane is demonstrated as a promising anode in microbial fuel cells, which significantly enhances the extracellular electron transfer between Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 and the electrode, owing to the large active surface area and high electrical cond...