Chau, Long Ho. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-82). / Abstract also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.III / 摘要 --- p.IV / PUBLICATIONS CORRESPOND TO THIS THESIS --- p.V / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.VI / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.VII / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.IX / LIST OF TABLES --- p.XI / ABBREVIATIONS AND NOTATIONS --- p.XII / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Types of Biofuel Cells --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Properties of Using Enzymes in Bio-energy Generation Systems --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Application of Bio-energy Generation Systems --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objectives of the Project --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.5 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- Working Principle of a Typical Fuel Cell --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- Introduction of Enzymes and Co-enzymes --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- Functions and Activities of Glucose Dehydrogenase (GDH) --- p.10 / Chapter 2.4 --- Functions and Activities of Laccase --- p.11 / Chapter 2.5 --- Introduction of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) --- p.12 / Chapter 2.6 --- Introduction of Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) --- p.13 / Chapter 2.7 --- Introduction of PdNPs --- p.14 / Chapter 2.8 --- Summary of Literature Review --- p.15 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- WORKING PRINCIPLE OF AN ENZYMATIC BIOFUEL CELL --- p.16 / Chapter 3.1 --- Enzymatic Biofuel Cell Using Glucose as a Fuel --- p.16 / Chapter 3.2 --- Deterministic Factors of the Fuel Cell´ةs Performance --- p.19 / Chapter 3.3 --- Energy --- p.22 / Chapter 3.3 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.23 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- ENZYMATIC BIOFUEL CELL DESIGN --- p.24 / Chapter 4.1 --- Engineering Structure of the EBFC --- p.24 / Chapter 4.2 --- Chemical Structures of the EBFCs --- p.25 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- 1st Structure of EBFC - Au-Ll-CNTs-Ll-AuNPs-L2-{(GDH-NAD)/Laccase} --- p.26 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- 2nd Structure of EBFC - Au-Ll-CNTs-Ll-AuNPs-L2-{GDH/Laccase} --- p.28 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- 3rd Structure of EBFC- Pd-Ll-CNTs-Ll-AuNPs-L2-{(GDH-NAD)/Laccase} --- p.28 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- 4th Structure of EBFC - Pd-Ll -A uNPs-L2-{(GDH~NAD)/Laccase} --- p.29 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- 5th Structure of EBFC- Au-Ll-CNTs~L4'{(GDH-NAD)/Laccase} --- p.30 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- 6th Structure ofEBFC 一 Au-Ll-CNTs-{L3- NAD-GDH/L4-Laccase} --- p.31 / Chapter 4.3 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.33 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EBFCS --- p.34 / Chapter 5.1 --- Materials Preparation --- p.34 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Preparation of Linker 1 --- p.34 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Preparation of Linker 2 --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Preparation of Linker 4 --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Purification of Linkers --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1.5 --- Verification of Linkers --- p.36 / Chapter 5.2 --- 3-D Micro Electrode Fabrication --- p.37 / Chapter 5.3 --- Electrode Modification --- p.40 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- 1st Structure of EBFC --- p.40 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- 2nd Structure of EBFC --- p.41 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- 3rd Structure of EBFC --- p.41 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- 4th Structure of EBFC --- p.42 / Chapter 5.3.5 --- 5th Structure of EBFC --- p.42 / Chapter 5.3.6 --- 6th Structure of EBFC --- p.42 / Chapter 5.4 --- Characterization --- p.43 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) --- p.43 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) & Energy-Disperse X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX) --- p.46 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) --- p.47 / Chapter 5.5 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.52 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- RESULTS OF EBFCS --- p.53 / Chapter 6.1 --- Experimental Setup --- p.53 / Chapter 6.2 --- Results --- p.55 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Results of 1st EBFC --- p.55 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Results of 2nd EBFC --- p.57 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Results of 3rd EBFC --- p.58 / Chapter 6.2.4 --- Results of 4th EBFC --- p.60 / Chapter 6.2.5 --- Results of 5th EBFC --- p.60 / Chapter 6.2.6 --- Results of 6th EBFC --- p.65 / Chapter 6.3 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.67 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- CONCLUSION --- p.69 / Chapter 7.1 --- Conclusion --- p.69 / Chapter 7.2 --- Future Work for the Biofuel Cell Project --- p.70 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- Study the Effect of Temperature Change --- p.70 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- Study the Effect of the Change of pH in Substrates --- p.70 / Chapter 7.2.3 --- Further Modified the Electrodes to Enhance the Output Power --- p.70 / APPENDIX --- p.71 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.73
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326725 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Contributors | Chau, Long Ho., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Mechanical and Automation Engineering. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xii, 82 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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