title: Pt-based electro-catalytic materials derived from biosorption processes and their exploitation in fuel cell technology.
abstract: Yeast-based biomass, immobilised in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) cryogels, was used as a biosorbant material for the recovery of platinum (PtCl (6) (2-) ) 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co Derry, Northern Ireland, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dimitriadis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nomikou
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: McHale
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D015003:Yeasts / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D010984:Platinum