Biofuel Cells
The Design and Application of Biological Catalysts
- 1st Edition - July 13, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Shaojun Dong
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 8 3 5 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 8 3 6 - 2
Biofuel Cells: The Design and Application of Biological Catalysts presents a detailed examination of biofuel cells, from their fundamentals and basic principles through to the la… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBiofuel Cells: The Design and Application of Biological Catalysts presents a detailed examination of biofuel cells, from their fundamentals and basic principles through to the latest technological, material, and bioengineering developments.
The book follows a clear, step-by-step chapter structure that takes the reader through each stage of the design, construction, and operation of BFC-based devices. Chapters 1 and 2 provide a detailed review of the fundamentals and basic principles of microbial and biofuel cells, including the electrochemistry, materials and mechanics, and applications. Chapter 3 provides an in-depth examination of catalyst evolution, and Chapter 4 explains all aspects of electron transfer in enzymatic biofuel cells. Chapter 5 reviews all types of hybrid biofuel cells, including fabrication and design strategies for thermoelectric and triboelectric energy devices. In Chapter 6, advanced manufacturing techniques for biofuel cells and bio-devices are explained, including the working principles and methodologies for printing, microfluidics, fiber, microneedle, and others. Finally, Chapter 7 explores the diverse applications of biofuel cells and bio-devices, from biosensors and bioelectronics to capacitive biofuel cells. Chapters are supported by computational tools, working manuals for the techniques discussed, and detailed schematics and flowcharts for BCF fabrication.
Biofuel Cells: The Design and Application of Biological Catalysts is an invaluable resource for graduate students and early career researchers interested in any aspect of biofuel cells and bio-devices and is specifically designed to benefit students from multiple backgrounds, including chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and biotechnology.
- Explains the mechanisms of enzymatic and microbial biocatalysts, electron transfer mechanisms, and bioengineering for biocatalysts in BFCs
- Explores the latest developments in biofuel cell technology, including printed biofuel cells, fiber biofuel cells, as well as other manufacturing methods
- Reviews the versatile applications of biofuel cells, including bio-hybrid systems, self-powered biosensors, and flexible bioelectronics
Graduate students, researchers and scientists working in the fields of bioenergy, electrochemistry, and fuel cells, Professionals and engineers in R&D working in the fields of bioenergy, electrochemistry, and fuel cells, Graduate students, researchers, and scientists, professionals, and engineers in R&D involved in the manufacturing industry from medical to environmental, that use bio-electrochemical technology.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Biofuel cells: From nature to energy
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Mechanism
- 1.3 Role of biological catalyst
- 1.4 Application perspective
- References
- Chapter 2 Microbial fuel cells
- Abstract
- 2.1 Microbial fuel cells and bioelectricity
- 2.2 Electrochemically active microorganisms
- 2.3 Mechanisms for electron transfer
- 2.4 Materials and configurations of MFCs
- 2.5 Applications of MFC in wastewater treatment
- 2.6 Summary and outlook
- References
- Chapter 3 Biological catalyst evolution of enzymatic biofuel cells
- Abstract
- 3.1 Natural enzyme
- 3.2 Enzyme engineering for biocatalysts
- 3.3 Nanozymes
- 3.4 Summary and outlook
- References
- Chapter 4 Electron transfer in enzymatic biofuel cells
- Abstract
- 4.1 Enzymatic electron transfer
- 4.2 Enzyme immobilization
- 4.3 Typical enzymes in biofuel cells
- 4.4 Summary and outlook
- References
- Chapter 5 Hybrid biofuel cells
- Abstract
- 5.1 Hybrid biofuel cell with multiple types of energy sources
- 5.2 Biofuel cells coupled with solar energy converter (photoelectrochemical enzymatic biofuel cells)
- 5.3 Biofuel cells coupled with thermal energy converter
- 5.4 Biofuel cells coupled with mechanical energy converter
- 5.5 Summary and outlook
- References
- Chapter 6 Advanced manufacture of biofuel cells
- Abstract
- 6.1 Printed biofuel cells
- 6.2 Microneedle biofuel cells
- 6.3 Microfluidic biofuel cells
- 6.4 Fiber biofuel cells
- 6.5 Summary and outlook
- References
- Chapter 7 Applications for biofuel cells
- Abstract
- 7.1 Self-powered biosensors
- 7.2 Wearable bioelectronics
- 7.3 Implantable bioelectronics
- 7.4 Capacitive biofuel cells
- 7.5 Summary and outlook
- References
- Author-Index
- Subject-Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 13, 2024
- No. of pages (Paperback): 406
- No. of pages (eBook): 430
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443138355
- eBook ISBN: 9780443138362
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Shaojun Dong
Shaojun Dong is a professor of Chemistry at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CIAC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) & University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (1999). Her research interests concentrate in analytic chemistry and electrochemistry with interdisciplinary fields, such as chemically modified electrodes, nanomaterials, nanotechnology, bioelectrochemistry, spectroelectrochemistry, biofuel cells and energy devices. She has published over 1000 papers in international refereed journals with more than 60,000 citations. She was selected as a global Highly Cited scientist in Chemistry (Clarivate Analytics) from 2002 to 2021.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CIAC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) & University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)Read Biofuel Cells on ScienceDirect