Section A: Enzyme-Based Biofuel Cells

Biofuel Cells for Portable Power

  1. Wayne Gellett1,
  2. Mehmet Kesmez1,
  3. Joshua Schumacher1,
  4. Nick Akers1,
  5. Shelley D. Minteer2

Article first published online: 12 FEB 2010

DOI: 10.1002/elan.200980013

Issue

Electroanalysis

Electroanalysis

Special Issue: Biofuel Cells

Volume 22, Issue 7-8, pages 727–731, April 2010

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Gellett, W., Kesmez, M., Schumacher, J., Akers, N. and Minteer, Shelley D. (2010), Biofuel Cells for Portable Power. Electroanalysis, 22: 727–731. doi: 10.1002/elan.200980013

Author Information

  1. 1

    Akermin, Inc., 4633 World Parkway Circle, St. Louis, MO 63134, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, 3501 Laclede Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 1 APR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 12 FEB 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 19 OCT 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 15 JUN 2008

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Keywords:

  • Fuel cells;
  • Biocathode;
  • Portable power;
  • Biofuel cell

Abstract

The key operating characteristics of biofuel cells, high energy density and low power delivery, make them ideal power choices for military, industrial, and niche wireless sensor network applications. There is virtually universal demand for higher energy power supplies for wireless sensors to enable longer operation, more frequent data capture, and higher bandwidth sensing techniques such as video. Advanced biofuel cell technology has been demonstrated for such applications that is capable of 2–4×increase in energy density compared to incumbent batteries of a similar size.

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