Title:
FUEL CELL
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011108528
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a fuel cell utilizing biological metabolism from methanol without generating CO2.
The fuel cell generates power such that in an enzyme solution containing a reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), methanol as a fuel is oxidized with an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and a formaldehyde dehydrogenase (AIDH) into a formic acid, and NADH is oxidized with a diaphorase into an oxidized type NAD+, wherein H+ which is generated in the reactions is transferred to an anode via an electrolyte while an electron which is generated in the fuel oxidation reaction of methanol is transferred to an electrode.
Inventors:
SEKITO TAKESHI
MIYAMOTO YASUSHI
IWAI SATOSHI
MIYAMOTO YASUSHI
IWAI SATOSHI
Application Number:
JP2009263288A
Publication Date:
June 02, 2011
Filing Date:
November 18, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
H01M8/16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Takashi Ishida
Tetsuji Koga
Nobuo Sekine
Yasuo Dogaki
Takashi Ishida
Tetsuji Koga
Nobuo Sekine
Yasuo Dogaki
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