Photocurrent Production from Cherries in a Bio-Electrochemical Cell
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Fluorescence Measurements
2.3. Electrochemical Apparatus
2.4. Chronoamperometry
2.5. Cyclic Voltammetry
2.6. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Identification of Redox-Active Molecules in a Cherry
3.2. Analysis of the Internal Electrolyte in Ripe and Overripe Cherries
3.3. Direct Photocurrent Production from a Cherry
3.4. Proposed Mechanism for Electrical Current and Photocurrent Production
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Shlosberg, Y.; Rubino, K.C.; Nasseri, N.S.; Carlini, A.S. Photocurrent Production from Cherries in a Bio-Electrochemical Cell. Electrochem 2023, 4, 47-55. https://doi.org/10.3390/electrochem4010005
Shlosberg Y, Rubino KC, Nasseri NS, Carlini AS. Photocurrent Production from Cherries in a Bio-Electrochemical Cell. Electrochem. 2023; 4(1):47-55. https://doi.org/10.3390/electrochem4010005
Chicago/Turabian StyleShlosberg, Yaniv, Kimi C. Rubino, Nathan S. Nasseri, and Andrea S. Carlini. 2023. "Photocurrent Production from Cherries in a Bio-Electrochemical Cell" Electrochem 4, no. 1: 47-55. https://doi.org/10.3390/electrochem4010005