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Development of a novel hybrid biofuel cell type APAP/O2 based on a fungal bioanode with a Scedosporium dehoogii biofilm

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A fungal biofilm has been successfully elaborated in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) device for the first time as a carbon felt colonized by a filamentous fungus denoted Scedosporium dehoogii. The elaborated biofilm was then used as bioanode in an APAP/O2 novel hybrid microbial fuel cell. The cathode was a carbon felt modified with poly-Ni(II)-tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine (poly-NiTSPc) replacing advantageously the classical Pt/Air cathode. The fabricated MFC showed APAP as an efficient model fuel organic micropollutant for this novel MFC, with highly stable output performances offering a power density at 6.5 mW m−2 under an EMF +450 mV under physiological conditions.

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Abbreviations

APAP:

Acetaminophen

CF:

Carbon felt

CPE:

Carbon paste electrode

EMF:

Electromotive force

FEG-SEM:

Field emission gun scanning electron microscopy

MFC:

Microbial fuel cell

NAPQI:

N-acetyl-parabenzoquinone imine

PBS:

Phosphate buffer solution

poly-NiTSPc:

Electrodeposited film of Ni(II)-tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine

SCE:

Saturated calomel electrode

SWV:

Squarewave voltammetry

TOC:

Total organic carbon

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank R. Mallet for recording the SEM images in the microscopic department of Angers University (France). They also thank the University of Angers (France) for funds allocated to Serge FOUKMENIOK MBOKOU for a scientific stay of 4 months in France in 2014 (Angers university ARIANES’ 2014 Program) and for funds allocated to the pedagogical trip of Prof. M. PONTIÉ to Dschang, Cameroon, in 2015 (Angers university ARIANES’ 2015 Program). They thank a lot J-P. BOUCHARA and B. RAZAFIMANDIMBY for furnishing the fungus strain of S. dehoogii. They also thank a lot Prof. J-P. BOUCHARA, University of Angers (France), for fruitful discussions.

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  1. Electrochemistry and Chemistry of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon

    Serge Foukmeniok Mbokou & Ignas Kenfack Tonle

  2. UBL Universities, Laboratory GEPEA UMR-CNRS 6144, Angers University, 2 Bd Lavoisier, 49045, Angers 1, France

    Serge Foukmeniok Mbokou & Maxime Pontié

  3. UBL Universities, Laboratory GEIHP EA 3142, Institut de Biologie en Santé, PBH-IRIS, CHU, Angers University, 4, Rue Larrey, 49933, Angers Cedex 9, France

    Maxime Pontié

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Mbokou, S.F., Tonle, I.K. & Pontié, M. Development of a novel hybrid biofuel cell type APAP/O2 based on a fungal bioanode with a Scedosporium dehoogii biofilm. J Appl Electrochem 47, 273–280 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-016-1030-5

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