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Direct Electrochemical Oxidation of Cellulose: A Cellulose‐Based Fuel Cell System
Author(s) -
Sugano Yasuhito,
Vestergaard Mun'delanji,
Yoshikawa Hiroyuki,
Saito Masato,
Tamiya Eiichi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/elan.201000045
Subject(s) - cellulose , electrochemistry , chemistry , hydrolysis , fuel cells , chemical engineering , materials science , electrode , organic chemistry , engineering
Direct electricity generation from cellulose without saccharification and fermentation processes was achieved on gold electrode under the alkaline conditions. We (i) overcame problems with the insolubility of cellulose, and captured its electrochemical potential, and (ii) showed that cellulose was converted to cellulose derivatives due to electrochemical oxidation. In addition, we (iii) constructed a cellulose‐based fuel cell, demonstrating that cellulose can be direct electrical based fuel source. The presented fuel cell system overcomes the enormous distribution challenges encountered with other alternative bioenergy sources such as hydrogen.