• 文献标题:   Enzymatic Biofuel Cell Using Grooved Gel of Fructose between Graphene-Coated Carbon Fiber Cloth Electrodes
  • 文献类型:   Article, Proceedings Paper
  • 作  者:   KUROISHI K, DOI T, YONAHA Y, KUSAJIMA I, NISHIOKA Y, IMAI S
  • 作者关键词:   biofuel cell, fuel gel with groove, oxygen supply, graphenecoated carbon fiber cloth electrode, optimization of enzyme
  • 出版物名称:   IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRONICS
  • ISSN:   1745-1353
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nihon Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1587/transele.2018OMS0005
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Improvement of output and lifetime is a problem for biofuel cells. A structure was adopted in which gelation mixed with agarose and fuel (fructose) was sandwiched by electrodes made of graphene- coated carbon fiber. The electrode surface not contacting the gel was exposed to air. In addition, grooves were added to the gel surface to further increase the oxygen supply. The power density of the fuel cell was examined in terms of the electrode area exposed to air. The output increased almost in proportion to the area of the electrode exposed to air. Optimization of the concentration of fuel, gel, and the amount of enzyme at the cathode were also examined. The maximum power density in the proposed system was approximately 121 mu W/cm(2), an enhancement of approximately 2.5 times that in the case of using liquid fuel. For the power density after 24 h, the fuel gel was superior to the fuel liquid.