Bio-inspired chemical hydrogen storage and discharge as a source of electrical energy

Reversible bio-inspired chemical hydrogen storage systems accumulate electrical energy in the form of electrons and proton ions located on biomolecules or bio-like storage molecules. Electro-active biomolecules (EAB) in Yeast media show such behavior: 2e −  + 2H +  + EAB (aq) +  ⇆ EABH/H (aq) + , al...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied electrochemistry 2012-06, Vol.42 (6), p.419-425
Hauptverfasser: Fischer, Fabian, Mermoud, Sophie, Diouf, Gnagna, Bastian, Christèle
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Reversible bio-inspired chemical hydrogen storage systems accumulate electrical energy in the form of electrons and proton ions located on biomolecules or bio-like storage molecules. Electro-active biomolecules (EAB) in Yeast media show such behavior: 2e −  + 2H +  + EAB (aq) +  ⇆ EABH/H (aq) + , also electro-active Methylene Blue (MB): 2e −  + 2H +  + MB (aq) +  ⇆ MBH/H (aq) + . The power characteristics of microbial fuel cell stacks equipped with such bio-inspired hydrogen storage systems were examined. E. coli cultures charged these bio-inspired separate chemical hydrogen storage units up to E  = 0.50 ± 0.06 V; cell potentials increased proportionally in serial double, triple, and quadruple hydrogen storage stacks up to E OCV  = 1.98 V; the maximum power densities that were obtained improved proportionally with stack length by an increment of 1.4. The bio-inspired chemical hydrogen storage principle is of great interest for application in low-cost batteries that store renewable energy.
ISSN:0021-891X
1572-8838
DOI:10.1007/s10800-012-0415-3