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BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Fuel Cells (Electr.)
- Electrochemistry
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biochemical fuel cell
1, record 1, English, biochemical%20fuel%20cell
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fuel cell which uses enzyme reactions to convert the fuel. The catalyst may be a free enzyme in solution, an immobilized enzyme, a microorganism, or an immobilized microorganism (whole cell). 2, record 1, English, - biochemical%20fuel%20cell
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A variety of designs of biochemical fuel cell have been developed, each utilizing as the source of electrical current the electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen at a platinum black electrode (anode). The hydrogen may be produced from a carbohydrate source by micro-organisms, for example Escherichia coli or Clostridium butyricum, that contain a hydrogen-producing system based on hydrogenase. 3, record 1, English, - biochemical%20fuel%20cell
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Piles à combustible (Électricité)
- Électrochimie
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pile combustible biochimique
1, record 1, French, pile%20combustible%20biochimique
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pile à combustible biochimique 2, record 1, French, pile%20%C3%A0%20combustible%20biochimique
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pile à combustible expérimentale utilisant comme éléments des substances organiques et tendant à reproduire un processus biochimique, comme p. ex. la photo-synthèse. 1, record 1, French, - pile%20combustible%20biochimique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proposition à partir de «pile à combustible» et de «pile à combustible chimique», dans TERMIUM. 2, record 1, French, - pile%20combustible%20biochimique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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