Monoalkyl viologens are effective carbohydrate O 2-oxidation catalysts for electrical energy generation by fuel cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 218-223

  Read, Adam ^b   Hansen, Dane ^b   Aloi, Sekoti ^a   Pitt, William G ^b   Wheeler, Dean R ^b   Watt, Gerald D ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate oxidation; Methyl viologen; Monomethyl viologen; N methyl 4,4' bipyridine; Viologen catalysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CATALYST; ANOMERIC CARBON; BIPYRIDINES; CARBOHYDRATE CHAINS; CATALYTIC FUNCTIONS; CATALYTIC REACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; HIGH PH; HYDROLYSIS REACTION; IMMOBILIZED CATALYSTS; METHYL VIOLOGEN; OXIDATION CATALYSTS; PH VALUE; REDOX POTENTIALS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEQUENTIAL OXIDATION; VIOLOGENS;

ALKALINITY; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; FUEL CELLS; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDATION; REDOX REACTIONS;

CARBOHYDRATES;

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBONATE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; HYDROLYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; OXIDATION; PH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84860881725     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.03.035     Document Type: Article

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