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Electrochemical Parameters of Microbial Fuel Cells Based on the Micrococcus luteus Strain, New Ion-Exchange Membranes and Various Sugars

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We studied the physicochemical and electrochemical characteristics of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with a new proton-exchange membrane. It was synthesized on the basis of zeolite-doped polyvinyl alcohol cross-linked with sulfosuccinic acid (PVA-SSA-BEA). An MF-4SK industrial membrane (Plastpolymer, Russia) was used as a comparative sample. Various sugars were added as substrates (glucose, arabinose, galactose, xylose). The role of the bioagent was performed by the strain Micrococcus luteus 1-i. MFCs with PVA‑SSA-BEA and MF-4SK membranes showed rather close electrochemical characteristics. A higher electricity output was performed with the addition of glucose, galactose, the lowest—with the use of xylose. The data obtained indicate that the proposed PVA-SSA-BEA membrane is promising for use as an alternative to proton-exchange membranes widely used in fuel cell technology.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors are grateful to S.A. Skornikova, Candidate of Chemistry, Associate Professor of INRTU—for providing of zeolites samples, to E.Yu. Konovalova—for providing of strain M. luteus 1-i.

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This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of the Baikal Research and Education Center (grant no. FZZS-2021-0007) and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 21-54-12022).

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  1. Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Irkutsk, Russia

    A. N. Chesnokova, S. A. Zakarchevsky & D. I. Stom

  2. Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia

    G. O. Zhdanova & D. I. Stom

  3. Baikal Museum of the SB RAS, Listvyanka, Irkutsk oblast, Russia

    D. I. Stom

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Chesnokova, A.N., Zakarchevsky, S.A., Zhdanova, G.O. et al. Electrochemical Parameters of Microbial Fuel Cells Based on the Micrococcus luteus Strain, New Ion-Exchange Membranes and Various Sugars. Russ J Electrochem 59, 660–665 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193523090057

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