JFB, Vol. 11, Pages 81: Novel Biofuel Cell Using Hydrogen Generation of Photosynthesis

Alexandros G.Sfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader JFB, Vol. 11, Pages 81: Novel Biofuel Cell Using Hydrogen Generation of Photosynthesis Μέσω Journal of Functional Biomaterials JFB, Vol. 11, Pages 81: Novel Biofuel Cell Using Hydrogen Generation of Photosynthesis Journal of Functional Biomaterials doi: 10.3390/jfb11040081 Authors: Akinari Iwahashi Takuya Yamada Yasumitsu Matsuo Hinako Kawakami Energies based on biomaterials attract a lot of interest as next-generation energy because biomaterials are environmentally friendly materials and abundant in nature. Fuel cells are also known as the clean and important next-generation source of energy. In the present study, to develop the fuel cell based on biomaterials, a novel biofuel cell, which consists of collagen electrolyte and the hydrogen fuel generated from photochemical system II (PSII) in photosynthesis, has been fabricated, and its property has been investigated. It was found that the PSII solution, in which PSII was extracted from the thylakoid membrane using a surfactant, generates hydrogen by the irradiation of light. The typical hydrogen-generating rate is approximately 7.41 × 1014 molecules/s for the light intensity of 0.5 mW/cm2 for the PSII solution of 5 mL. The biofuel cell using the PSII solution as the fuel exhibited approximately 0.12 mW/cm2. This result indicates that the fuel cell using the co llagen electrolyte and the hydrogen fuel generated from PSII solution becomes the new type of biofuel cell and will lead to the development of the next-generation energy. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.