Catalytic activity of yeast extract in biofuel cell

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 521-525

  Sayed, Enas Taha ^a   Saito, Yuka ^a   Tsujiguchi, Takuya ^a   Nakagawa, Nobuyoshi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalytic activity; Electrode potentials; Glucose biofuel cell; Open circuit voltage; Yeast extract

Indexed keywords

AIR CATHODE; ANODE POTENTIAL; DRY POWDERS; ELECTRODE POTENTIALS; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; NORMAL HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; PHOSPHATE BUFFERS; YEAST EXTRACTS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; YEAST;

BIOLOGICAL FUEL CELLS;

BIOFUEL; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PH ELECTRODE; YEAST;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRODES; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEASTS;

EID: 84866362391     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: 13474421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2012.05.021     Document Type: Article

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