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Carbon quantum dots shuttle electrons to the anode of a microbial fuel cell.
Vishwanathan, A S; Aiyer, Kartik S; Chunduri, L A A; Venkataramaniah, K; Siva Sankara Sai, S; Rao, Govind.
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  • Vishwanathan AS; Department of Biosciences, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, 515134, Andhra Pradesh, India. asvishwanathan@sssihl.edu.in.
  • Aiyer KS; Department of Biosciences, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, 515134, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Chunduri LA; Department of Physics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, 515134, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Venkataramaniah K; Department of Physics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, 515134, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Siva Sankara Sai S; Department of Physics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, 515134, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Rao G; Center for Advanced Sensor Technology and Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, 21250, USA.
3 Biotech ; 6(2): 228, 2016 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28330300
Electrodes based on graphite, graphene, and carbon nanomaterials have been used in the anode chamber of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Carbon quantum dots (C-dots) are a class of versatile nanomaterials hitherto not reported in MFCs. C-dots previously synthesized from coconut husk were reported to possess hydroxyl and carboxyl functional groups on their surface. The presence of these functional groups on a carbon matrix conferred on the C-dots the ability to conduct and transfer electrons. Formation of silver nanoparticles from silver nitrate upon addition of C-dots confirmed their reducing ability. DREAM assay using a mixed microbial culture containing C-dots showed a 172% increase in electron transfer activity and thus confirmed the involvement of C-dots in supplementing redox activity of a microbial culture. Addition of C-dots as a suspension in the anode chamber of an MFC resulted in a 22.5% enhancement in maximum power density. C-dots showed better performance as electron shuttles than methylene blue, a conventional electron shuttle used in MFCs.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: 3 Biotech Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: 3 Biotech Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Alemania