@article {Jung:2017:1533-4880:5830,
title = "Carbon Nanofiber/Polypyrrole Nanocomposite as Anode Material in Microbial Fuel Cells",
journal = "Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology",
parent_itemid = "infobike://asp/jnn",
publishercode ="asp",
year = "2017",
volume = "17",
number = "8",
publication date ="2017-08-01T00:00:00",
pages = "5830-5833",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1533-4880",
eissn = "1533-4899",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jnn/2017/00000017/00000008/art00115",
doi = "doi:10.1166/jnn.2017.14149",
keyword = "Microbial Fuel Cell, Carbon Nanotube, Carbon Nanofiber",
author = "Jung, Ho-Young and Roh, Sung-Hee",
abstract = "A conducting polymer-carbon nanofiber-based nanocomposite was developed as an efficient microbial fuel cell (MFC) anode for the production of bioenergy using a microbial catalyst. The activated carbon nanofiber (ACNF), with and without carbon nanotubes (CNTs) embedded in them were prepared
by stabilizing and activating the non-woven web of the polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon nanofibers prepared by electrospinning. The polypyrrole (PPy)-coated ACNF/CNT (PPy-ACNF/CNT) nanocomposites were synthesized by an in-situ chemical polymerization, and the electrochemical properties
and performance of the modified anode when used in an MFC system were then evaluated. The power density of the PPy-ACNF/CNT nanocomposite anode showed a 1.8 fold increase as compared to that of the commercial graphite felt. The high electrode conductivity, stability, and biocompatibility of
the modified anodes make them attractive for the practical MFC applications.",
}