Bioelectricity generation in a self-sustainable Microbial Solar Cell.
The possibility to develop devices based on bioprocesses for solar energy harvesting is significant from the economic and environmental point of view. In this communication it has been demonstrated that such device can be can be made by controlling the equilibrium between photosynthetic and electrogenic cultures. This device is a membrane-less and mediator-free apparatus with a graphite plate anode and a stainless steel grid cathode with a steady electricity production of about 1 mV m(-2).
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Chemical Engineering Department, Avenida Camilo José Cela S/N, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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Mateo
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Chemical Engineering Department, Avenida Camilo José Cela S/N, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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Gonzalez del Campo
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Chemical Engineering Department, Avenida Camilo José Cela S/N, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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Cañizares
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Chemical Engineering Department, Avenida Camilo José Cela S/N, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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Lobato
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Chemical Engineering Department, Avenida Camilo José Cela S/N, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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Rodrigo
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Chemical Engineering Department, Avenida Camilo José Cela S/N, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain. Electronic address: FcoJesus.FMorales@uclm.es.
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Fernandez
D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D004560:Electricity; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000378:metabolism; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D012993:Solar Energy
D010100:Oxygen
Electricity; Microbial fuel cell; Self-sustainable; Solar energy