The biofuel cell: development of new materials for composing electron mediator-free and electrochemical active bacteria-free biofuel cell

  • Park Doohyun (Department of Biological Engineering, Seokyeong University) ;
  • Park Yongkeun (Graduate School of Korea University) ;
  • Kim Sikyun (Department of Biological Engineering, Seokyeong University) ;
  • Lee Daesik (Department of Biological Engineering, Seokyeong University) ;
  • Shin Inho (Department of Biological Engineering, Seokyeong University)
  • Published : 2000.10.01

Abstract

In this study biofuel cell is classified into 5 generation fuel cell system based on structural and structural difference. I optionally named the biofuel cell with electron mediators prototype, that with electrochemical active bacterium 2nd generation, that with modified electrode with NR 3rd generation, that with catalytic active electrode 4th generation, and that using air as a catholyte instead of ion selective membrane and cathode, respectively. The electricity production was compared among 5 types biofuel cell and was confirmed to be $50-100\%$ higher in 4th and 5th generation than in 1st to 3rd generation.

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