Paper Title:
Biorecovery of Precious Metals from Wastes and Conversion into Fuel Cell Catalyst for Electricity Production
| Periodical | Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 71 - 73) |
|---|---|
| Main Theme | Biohydrometallurgy 2009 |
| Edited by | Edgardo R. Donati, Marisa R. Viera, Eduardo L. Tavani, María A. Giaveno, Teresa L. Lavalle, Patricia A. Chiacchiarini |
| Pages | 729-732 |
| DOI | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.71-73.729 |
| Citation | P. Yong et al., 2009, Advanced Materials Research, 71-73, 729 |
| Online since | May, 2009 |
| Authors | P. Yong, I.P. Mikheenko, K. Deplanche, F. Sargent, Lynne E. Macaskie |
| Keywords | Bioreduction, Catalyst, Escherichia coli, Fuel Cell, Palladium, Platinum |
| Price | US$ 28,- |
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Abstract
Bio-manufacturing of nano-scale palladium was achieved using bacterial cells. Highly active Pd-catalyst (Bio-Pd) produced by an E. coli mutant gave power output in a fuel cell. Up to ~115% of the maximum power generation was achieved by electrodes of Bio-Pd catalysts from Escherichia coli, compared to that from a commercial-Pd electrode (~0.099 W). A bio-precious-metals (Bio-PM) catalyst made directly from an industrial reprocessing solution by the E. coli was also made into fuel cell electrodes and ~0.06W of maximum power generation was observed.
