Physical Models of the Conductivity in Glucose Alkaline Fuel Cell

The research is using simple physical models, considering either the empirical behavior of the solution's viscosity, or the consideration of ions and molecules colliding in solutions in a membraneless glucose-fueled alkaline fuel cell. The conductivity is expressed as a function of KOH and glucose concentrations. The equilibrium constant was determined for the reaction that glucose undergoes in the alkaline conditions in a glucose -fuelled alkaline fuel cell . The equilibrium constant was estimated for different KOH and glucose concentrations . The physical properties of the species (i.e. radii, thermal velocity) in an alkaline solution can be estimate by comparing the experimental results with the theory. The solution's viscosity, an empirical characteristic of the solution, is basically a function of parameters influencing the collision in the solution and is linear with the solute (glucose) concentration. This explains the mechanism by which the viscosity influences the solution conductivity