TY - JOUR
T1 - Pt-based electro-catalytic materials derived from biosorption processes and their exploitation in fuel cell technology
AU - Dimitriadis, S.
AU - Nomikou, N.
AU - McHale, Anthony
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - Yeast-based biomass, immobilised in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) cryogels, was used as a biosorbant material for the recovery of platinum (PtCl62-) from aqueous solutions. The resulting biomass-Pt matrices were then employed directly as an electro-catalytic anode in a fuel cell configuration to generate electrical energy from renewable sources such as glucose and ethanol. We suggest an integrated strategy incorporating the derivation of a high-value product from a bioremediative process with a view towards producing energy from renewable fuels such as glucose and ethanol.
AB - Yeast-based biomass, immobilised in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) cryogels, was used as a biosorbant material for the recovery of platinum (PtCl62-) from aqueous solutions. The resulting biomass-Pt matrices were then employed directly as an electro-catalytic anode in a fuel cell configuration to generate electrical energy from renewable sources such as glucose and ethanol. We suggest an integrated strategy incorporating the derivation of a high-value product from a bioremediative process with a view towards producing energy from renewable fuels such as glucose and ethanol.
U2 - 10.1007/s10529-006-9289-y
DO - 10.1007/s10529-006-9289-y
M3 - Article
VL - 29
SP - 545
EP - 551
JO - Biotechnology Letters
JF - Biotechnology Letters
SN - 0141-5492
IS - 4
ER -