A low-cost yeast-based biofuel cell: an educational green approach

This paper describes the construction and characterization of a biofuel cell with low-cost materials. The system uses the baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as the microorganism responsible for the generation of voltage, whose interaction with the electrode is mediated by methylene blue. Simpl...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Silveira, Masaharu Ikegaki, José Maurício Schneedorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518253.2016.1278280