Biofuel elements on the basis of carbon nanomaterials for microenergy

Providing a proper energy-supply is one of the main requirements in the development of any engineering activity design. In the development of microelectronic devices for production of smart dust - the telecommunication sensor self-adjusted network – an critical drawback is dimension and weight of th...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Verona, Enrico, Kolesov, Vladimir V., Reshetilov, Anatoly N.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemical fuel cells
Biological materials
Biosensors
Carbon
Design engineering
Electron transport
Ethanol
Fuel cells
Microorganisms
Multi wall carbon nanotubes
Nanomaterials
Nuclear fuel elements
Oxidation
Power supplies
Weight
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Providing a proper energy-supply is one of the main requirements in the development of any engineering activity design. In the development of microelectronic devices for production of smart dust - the telecommunication sensor self-adjusted network – an critical drawback is dimension and weight of the power supply. Biological materials, such as enzymes, cells and subcellular structures show high technological potentials to be applied as catalyst in biosensors, sensors self-providing energy, Biological Fuel Elements (BFE), etc. The combination of biological materials with carbon nanomaterials allows an increase in the overall performances of BTE and opens new opportunities in the microenergy field. In this paper the main attention is paid to the interaction between nanomaterials and bacteria cells, aimed to obtain high values of the electric energy generated by Microbial Biological Fuel Elements (MBFE). The data available on the occurrence of direct electron transport and the generation of electricity when using membrane fractions of Gluconobacter bateria combined with thermo-expanded graphite during the oxidation of ethanol; modification of fuel cells electrodes with multiwall carbon nanotubes leads to an increase in the power of the microbial fuel cells.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.5047760