Fuel-independent and membrane-less self-charging biosupercapacitor

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Oct 16;54(83):11801-11804. doi: 10.1039/c8cc06688d.

Abstract

We present a fuel-independent self-charging biosupercapacitor comprising an oxygen reducing enzymatic biocathode and an opposing bioelectrode, in which the supercapacitive properties of immobilised protein were utilised. Our findings disclose a novel hybrid type of bioelectrochemical systems, which can potentially be employed as an autonomous power supplier under substrate-deficient conditions.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bioelectric Energy Sources* / microbiology
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Electric Capacitance
  • Electrodes
  • Equipment Design
  • Horses
  • Hypocreales / enzymology
  • Immobilized Proteins / chemistry
  • Models, Molecular
  • Myoglobin / chemistry
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors / chemistry
  • Oxygen / chemistry*

Substances

  • Immobilized Proteins
  • Myoglobin
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors
  • bilirubin oxidase
  • Oxygen