Zhongsheng Wang

Publications (2)11.03 Total impact

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  Article: A TiO2-nanotube-array-based photocatalytic fuel cell using refractory organic compounds as substrates for electricity generation.

  Yanbiao Liu, Jinhua Li, Baoxue Zhou, Hongchong Chen, Zhongsheng Wang, Weimin Cai
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  ABSTRACT: A TiO(2)-nanotube-array-based photocatalytic fuel cell system was established for generation of electricity from various refractory organic compounds and simultaneous wastewater treatment. The present system can respond to visible light and produce obviously enhanced cell performance when a narrow band-gap semiconductor (i.e. Cu(2)O and CdS) was combined with TiO(2) nanotubes.
  Chemical Communications 08/2011; 47(37):10314-6. · 6.17 Impact Factor
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  Article: Efficient electricity production and simultaneously wastewater treatment via a high-performance photocatalytic fuel cell.

  Yanbiao Liu, Jinhua Li, Baoxue Zhou, Xuejin Li, Hongchong Chen, Quanpeng Chen, Zhongsheng Wang, Lei Li, Jiulin Wang, Weimin Cai
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  ABSTRACT: A great quantity of wastewater were discharged into water body, causing serious environmental pollution. Meanwhile, the organic compounds in wastewater are important sources of energy. In this work, a high-performance short TiO(2) nanotube array (STNA) electrode was applied as photoanode material in a novel photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) system for electricity production and simultaneously wastewater treatment. The results of current work demonstrate that various model compounds as well as real wastewater samples can be used as substrates for the PFC system. As a representative of model compounds, the acetic acid solution produces the highest cell performance with short-circuit current density 1.42 mA cm(-2), open-circuit voltage 1.48 V and maximum power density output 0.67 mW cm(-2). The STNA photoanode reveals obviously enhanced cell performance compared with TiO(2) nanoparticulate film electrode or other long nanotubes electrode. Moreover, the photoanode material, electrolyte concentration, pH of the initial solution, and cathode material were found to be important factors influencing the system performance of PFC. Therefore, the proposed fuel cell system provides a novel way of energy conversion and effective disposal mode of organics and serves well as a promising technology for wastewater treatment.
  Water Research 07/2011; 45(13):3991-8. · 4.86 Impact Factor