Biofuel Cells

Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Fast Track Young Scientist Award and the Young Researcher of the Year Award for 2020, from Aligarh Muslim University. He has published almost 200 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 120 edited books with multiple well-known publishers. Mohd Imran Ahamed, PhD, is a research associate in the Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has published several research and review articles in various international scientific journals and has co-edited multiple books. His research work includes ion-exchange chromatography, wastewater treatment, and analysis, bending actuator and electrospinning. Rajender Boddula, PhD, is currently working for the Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship Initiative (CAS-PIFI) at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST, Beijing). His academic honors include multiple fellowships and scholarships, and he has published many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He is also serving as an editorial board member and a referee for several reputed international peer-reviewed journals. He has published edited books with numerous publishers and has authored over 20 book chapters. Mashallah Rezakazemi, PhD, received his doctorate from the University of Tehran (UT) in 2015. In his first appointment, he served as associate professor in the Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Shahrood University of Technology. He has co-authored in more than 140 highly cited journal publications, conference articles and book chapters. He has received numerous major awards and grants from various funding agencies in recognition of his research. Notable among these are Khwarizmi Youth Award from the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), and the Outstanding Young Researcher Award in Chemical Engineering from the Academy of Sciences of Iran. He was named a top 1% most Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science (ESI).

• Preface xvii1 Bioelectrocatalysis for Biofuel Cells 1Casanova-Moreno Jannu, Arjona Noé and Cercado Bibiana1.1 Introduction: Generalities of the Bioelectrocatalysis 21.2 Reactions of Interest in Bioelectrocatalysis 31.3 Immobilization of Biocatalyst 91.4 Supports for Immobilization of Enzymes and Microorganisms for Biofuel Cells 171.5 Electron Transfer Phenomena 251.6 Bioelectrocatalysis Control 341.7 Recent Applications of Bioelectrocatalysis 362 Novel Innovations in Biofuel Cells 53Muhammet Samet Kilic and Seyda Korkut2.1 Introduction to Biological Fuel Cells 532.2 Conclusions and Future Perspectives 633 Implantable Biofuel Cells for Biomedical Applications 69Arushi Chauhan and Pramod Avti3.1 Introduction 703.2 Biofuel Cells 723.3 Enzymatic Biofuel Cells 753.4 Mechanism of Electron Transfer 803.5 Energy Sources in the Human Body 813.6 Biomedical Applications 833.7 Limitations 873.8 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 884 Enzymatic Biofuel Cells 97Rabisa Zia, Ayesha Taj, Sumaira Younis, Haq Nawaz Bhatti, Waheed S. Khan and Sadia Z. Bajwa4.1 Introduction 984.2 Enzyme Used in EBFCs 994.3 Enzyme Immobilization Materials 1034.4 Applications of EBFCs 1114.5 Challenges 1144.6 Conclusion 1165 Introduction to Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC): Waste Matter to Electricity 123Rustiana Yuliasni, Abudukeremu Kadier, Nanik Indah Setianingsih, Junying Wang, Nani Harihastuti and Peng-Cheng Ma5.1 Introduction 1245.2 Operating Principles of MFC 1255.3 Main Components and Materials of MFCs 1265.4 Current and Prospective Applications of MFC Technology 1365.5 Conclusion and Future Prospects 1386 Flexible Biofuel Cells: An Overview 145Gayatri Konwar and Debajyoti Mahanta6.1 Introduction 1456.2 Biofuel Cells (BFCs) 1496.3 Needs for Flexible Biofuel Cell 1536.4 Conclusion 1647 Carbon Nanomaterials for Biofuel Cells 171Udaya Bhat K. and Devadas Bhat P.7.1 Introduction 1737.2 Types of Biofuel Cells 1747.3 Carbon-Based Materials for Biofuel Cells 1767.4 Applications of Biofuel Cells Using Carbon-Based Nanomaterials 1937.5 Conclusion 1978 Glucose Biofuel Cells 219Srijita Basumallick8.1 Introduction 2198.2 Merits of BFC Over FC 2208.3 Glucose Oxidize (GOs) as Enzyme Catalyst in Glucose Biofuel Cells 2218.4 General Experimental Technique for Fabrication of Enzyme GOs Immobilized Electrodes for Glucose Oxidation 2228.5 General Method of Characterization of Fabricated Enzyme Immobilized Working Electrode 2238.6 Determination of Electron Transfer Rate Constant (ks) 2248.7 Denaturation of Enzymes 2258.8 Conclusions 2259 Photochemical Biofuel Cells 229Mohd Nur Ikhmal Salehmin, Rosmahani Mohd Shah, Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed, Ibdal Satar and Siti Mariam Daud9.1 Introduction 2309.2 Photosynthetic Biofuel Cell (PS-BFC) 2339.3 Photovoltaic-Biofuel Cell (PV-BFC) 2389.4 Photoelectrode Integrated-Biofuel Cell (PE-BFC) 2409.5 Potential Fuels Generation and Their Performance From PEC-BFC 2479.6 Conclusion 25210 Engineering Architectures for Biofuel Cells 261Udaya Bhat K. and Devadas Bhat P.10.1 Introduction 26310.2 Role as Miniaturized Ones 26410.3 Attractiveness 26610.4 Architecture 27010.5 Issues and Perspectives 28210.6 Future Challenges in the Architectural Engineering 28310.7 Conclusions 28311 Biofuel Cells for Commercial Applications 299Mohan Kumar Anand Raj, Rajasekar Rathanasamy, Moganapriya Chinnasamy and Sathish Kumar Palaniappan11.1 Introduction 30011.2 Classification of Electrochemical Devices Based on Fuel Confinement 30311.3 Application of Biofuel Cells 30711.4 Conclusion 31212 Development of Suitable Cathode Catalyst for Biofuel Cells 317Mehak Munjal, Deepak Kumar Yadav, Raj Kishore Sharma and Gurmeet Singh12.1 Introduction 31712.2 Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxygen Reduction Reaction 32112.3 Techniques for Evaluating ORR Catalyst 32212.4 Cathode Catalyst in BFCs 32612.5 Chemical Catalyst 32712.6 Microbial Catalyst 33212.7 Enzymatic Catalyst for Biofuel Cell 33312.8 Conclusion 33413 Biofuel Cells for Water Desalination 345Somakraj Banerjee, Ranjana Das and Chiranjib Bhattacharjee13.1 Introduction 34513.2 Biofuel Cell 34713.3 Biofuel Cells for Desalination: Microbial Desalination Cell 35013.4 Factors Affecting the Performance and Efficiency of Desalination Cells 36613.5 Current Challenges and Further Prospects 37014 Conventional Fuel Cells vs Biofuel Cells 377Naila Yamin, Wajeeha Khalid, Muhammad Altaf, Raja Shahid Ashraf, Munazza Shahid and Amna Zulfiqar14.1 Bioelectrochemical Cell 37814.2 Types 37814.3 Biofuel Cells 39514.4 Types of Biofuel Cells 39914.5 Conclusion 41315 State-of-the-Art and Prospective in Biofuel Cells: A Roadmap Towards Sustainability 423Biswajit Debnath, Moumita Sardar, Khushbu K. Birawat, Indrashis Saha and Ankita Das15.1 Introduction 42315.2 Membrane-Based and Membrane-Less Biofuel Cells 42515.3 Enzymatic Biofuel Cells 42915.4 Wearable Biofuel Cells 43215.5 Fuels for Biofuel Cells 43415.6 Roadmap to Sustainability 43415.7 Conclusion and Future Direction 43816 Anodes for Biofuel Cells 449Naveen Patel, Dibyajyoti Mukherjee, Ishu Vansal, Rama Pati Mishra and Vinod Kumar Chaudhary16.1 Introduction 45016.2 Anode Material Properties 45116.3 Anode 45216.4 Anode Modification 45316.5 Challenge and Future Perspectives 45616.6 Conclusion 45717 Applications of Biofuel Cells 465Joel Joseph, Muthamilselvi Ponnuchamy, Ashish Kapoor and Prabhakar Sivaraman17.1 Introduction 46517.2 Fuel Cell 46717.3 Biofuel Cells 46817.4 Implantable Devices Powered by Using Biofuel Cell 47317.5 Single Compartment EBFCs 47617.6 Extracting Energy from Human Perspiration Through Epidermal Biofuel Cell 47617.7 Mammalian Body Fluid as an Energy Source 47717.8 Implantation of Enzymatic Biofuel Cell in Living Lobsters 47717.9 Biofuel Cell Implanted in Snail 47717.10 Application of Biofuel Cell 47817.11 Conclusion 479References 479Index 483