DocumentCode
3399366
Title
Biomass-Powered Microbial-Pumped Micro-Fuel Cell
Author
Parra, Erika ; Lin, Liwei
Author_Institution
Univ. of California Berkeley, Berkeley
fYear
2007
fDate
July 29 2007-Aug. 11 2007
Firstpage
230
Lastpage
231
Abstract
This work investigates power scavenging via a bioelectric fuel cell from the decomposition of biomass. Specifically, energy harvesting from the anaerobic metabolic pathway is studied for conversion into lactic acid and alcohols in a micro-device.
Keywords
bioenergy conversion; fuel cells; anaerobic metabolic pathway; biomass-powered microbial-pumped microfuel cell; lactic acid; microdevice; Actuators; Anodes; Bioelectric phenomena; Energy conversion; Ethanol; Fuel cells; Mechanical engineering; Micromechanical devices; Microorganisms; Sugar;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2007. i-NOW '07. International
Conference_Location
Beijing
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1591-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/INOW.2007.4302966
Filename
4302966
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