Visible light-operated glucose-O2 biofuel cell

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 295-303

  Amao, Yutaka ^a   Takeuchi, Yumi ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofuel cell; Bioresource; Chlorophyll; Photosynthesis; Titanium oxide

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FUEL CELLS; CHLOROPHYLL; GLUCOSE; LIGHT; METAL COMPLEXES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES;

BIORESOURCE; CHLORIN E6; CLOSED CIRCUIT; GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE; OPEN CIRCUIT PHOTO VOLTAGE; OPTICAL TRANSPARENT; PLATINUM ELECTRODES; VISIBLE LIGHT;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 44449101701     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2007.015881     Document Type: Article

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