Title :
Photosynthetic fuel cell using purple non-sulfur bacteria
Author :
Satake, Yuki ; Otani, Y. ; Maeda, I.
Author_Institution :
Center for Opt. Res. & Educ. (CORE), Utsunomiya Univ., Tochigi, Japan
Abstract :
A photosynthetic fuel cell by bacteria has attracted features for a new energy by photosynthetic bacteria. Conventional methods requires for a mediator. It has a drawback because of light deterioration material. This paper is focused to develop a mediatorless fuel cell by photosynthetic bacteria with high efficiency. The purple non-sulfur bacteria is newly employed for an anode which is attached to electrode directly in order to improve power efficiency. Experimental results are demonstrated to generate power and light response of the purple non-sulfur bacteria.
Keywords :
electrochemical electrodes; microorganisms; photosynthesis; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; anode; electrode; light deterioration material; light response; mediatorless fuel cell; photosynthetic bacteria; photosynthetic fuel cell; power efficiency; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; purple nonsulfur bacteria; Anodes; Educational institutions; Fuel cells; Microorganisms; Protons; Radiation effects; mediatorless; photosynthetic bacteria; photosynthetic fuel cell; purple non-sulfur bacteria;
Conference_Titel :
Optomechatronic Technologies (ISOT), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2875-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISOT.2012.6403282
