Harnessing electric power from monosaccharides - A carbohydrate-air alkaline fuel cell mediated by redox dyes

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 965-969

  Scott, Daniel ^a   Liaw, Bor Yann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR BREATHING; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CARBON MATERIAL; CHEMICAL DYES; CHEMICAL ENERGY; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; DIRECT OXIDATION; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; MAXIMUM POWER; POWER DENSITIES; REDOX DYES; SMALL DEVICES;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; FUEL CELLS; OXIDATION; PRECIOUS METALS;

GLUCOSE;

CARBOHYDRATE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; GLUCOSE; MONOSACCHARIDE; POWER GENERATION;

HARNESS;

EID: 69249205628     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b906770a     Document Type: Article

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