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Contents list for Energy & Environmental Science, issue 6, 2008
Front cover
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 597
DOI: 10.1039/b820179j

Contents and Chemical Technology
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 599
DOI: 10.1039/b820180n
Review Articles
Bacteria and yeasts as catalysts in microbial fuel cells: electron transfer from micro-organisms to electrodes for green electricity
Olivier Schaetzle, Frédéric Barrière and Keith Baronian,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 607
DOI: 10.1039/b810642h

Bacteria and yeasts may be wired to modified electrodes for a sustainable production of electricity while also cleaning up wastewater.
Nanostructured electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion
A. Manthiram, A. Vadivel Murugan, A. Sarkar and T. Muraliganth,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 621
DOI: 10.1039/b811802g

Some of the recent advances in our laboratory on nanostructured electrode materials for lithium ion batteries and electrocatalysts for fuel cells are summarized.
Perspectives
Soybean oil as a renewable feedstock for nitrogen-containing derivatives
A. Biswas, B. K. Sharma, J. L. Willett, S. Z. Erhan and H. N. Cheng,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 639
DOI: 10.1039/b809215j

In this article, we review the different ways whereby soybean oil can be derivatized with nitrogen-containing functionalities in order to expand its use as a natural renewable raw material and extend the range of its applications.
Size effects and nanostructured materials for energy applications
Palani Balaya,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 645
DOI: 10.1039/b809078p

Anomalous nano-size effects on the energetics and transport behaviour and their impact on energy conversion and storage devices.
Dye-sensitized solar cells: A safe bet for the future.
Luís Moreira Gonçalves, Verónica de Zea Bermudez, Helena Aguilar Ribeiro and Adélio Magalhães Mendes,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 655
DOI: 10.1039/b807236a

The evolution of dye-sensitized solar cells and their importance to the present and future photovoltaic market is discussed.
Paper
Formation of stoichiometrically 18O-labelled oxygen from the oxidation of 18O-enriched water mediated by a dinuclear manganese complex—a mass spectrometry and EPR study
Katrin Beckmann, Hannes Uchtenhagen, Gustav Berggren, Magnus F. Anderlund, Anders Thapper, Johannes Messinger, Stenbjörn Styring and Philipp Kurz,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 668
DOI: 10.1039/b811806j

The oxidation of a synthetic manganese complex in the presence of 18O-enriched water resulted in the formation of stoichiometrically labelled dioxygen (18O2).
Back matter
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 677
DOI: 10.1039/b820181c
Back cover
Energy Environ. Sci., 2008, 1, 679
DOI: 10.1039/b820182j
