2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Experimental study of a novel fuel cell utilizing solar light and biomass
| Project/Area Number |
23656061
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Applied physics, general
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | エネルギー変換 / 金ナノ粒子 / カーボンナノチューブ / 酸化チタン / グルコース / アルギン酸 |
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| Research Abstract |
Fuel cells utilizing renewable energy sources attract much attention. A novel fuel cell utilizing biomasss and solar energy has been studied. Nanostructured electrodes were developed by immobilization of TiO2 and Au nanoparticles on functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the photocatalytic and electrochemical oxidation reactions of biomass. The electrochemical characteristic to the sodium hydroxide solution of methanol, ethanol, glucose, and alginic acid was examined. A biofuel cell was constructed by using the nanostructured electrode. The improvement of the power density by UV irradiation was attained for these materials. The power density was increased by 4 times by 50mW/cm2 UV irradiation for alginate acid.
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