Bio-Based Fuel Cell for Distributed Energy Generation.

Gifford, S. C.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Fuel cells;    Glucose;    Metabolism;    Microorganisms;    Power generation;   

RP-ID  :  DE2008933041

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The technology we propose consists primarily of an improved design for increasing the energy density of a certain class of bio-fuel cell (BFC). The BFCs we consider are those which harvest electrons produced by microorganisms during their metabolism of organic substrates (e.g. glucose, acetate). We estimate that our technology will significantly enhance power production (per unit volume) of these BFCs, to the point where they could be employed as stand-alone systems for distributed energy generation.