This review aims at summarizing the history and state‐of‐the‐art in the areas of fuel and biofuel cells. The paper is addressed to a broad audience including experts and particularly to newcomers and students. Some parts of the review, particularly about fuel cells of different kinds, are rather general and mostly addressed to students, however, sections related to biofuel cells are more specialized and will be interesting for researchers working in this novel and challenging area. Many aspects discussed in the article represent personal opinions of the authors. The article is aimed at providing interesting and easy for reading material representing more concepts than specific experimental data. If the readers get excited about the topic, the authors’ goals will be satisfied.

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燃料电池和生物燃料电池：从过去到观点

这篇综述旨在总结燃料和生物燃料电池领域的历史和最新技术。本文面向包括专家在内的广大受众，尤其是针对新移民和学生。这篇综述的某些部分，特别是关于不同种类的燃料电池，相当笼统，主要针对学生，但是，与生物燃料电池有关的部分更为专业，这对于从事这一新颖且具有挑战性的领域的研究人员来说将是有趣的。本文讨论的许多方面都代表了作者的个人观点。本文旨在提供有趣且易于阅读的材料，这些材料代表比特定实验数据更多的概念。如果读者对这个话题感到兴奋，那么作者的目标将得到满足。