A membrane-, mediator-, cofactor-less glucose/oxygen biofuel cell

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2008 Oct 28;10(40):6093-6. doi: 10.1039/b808859d. Epub 2008 Sep 9.

Abstract

We report the fabrication and characterisation of a non-compartmentalised, mediator and cofactor free glucose-oxygen biofuel cell based on adsorbed enzymes exhibiting direct bioelectrocatalysis, viz. cellobiose dehydrogenase from Dichomera saubinetii and laccase from Trametes hirsuta as the anodic and cathodic bioelements, respectively, with the following characteristics: an open-circuit voltage of 0.73 V; a maximum power density of 5 microW cm(-2) at 0.5 V of the cell voltage and an estimated half-life of > 38 h in air-saturated 0.1 M citrate-phosphate buffer, pH 4.5 containing 5 mM glucose.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ascomycota / enzymology
  • Bioelectric Energy Sources*
  • Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases / metabolism
  • Catalysis
  • Electrodes
  • Electron Transport
  • Glucose / metabolism*
  • Half-Life
  • Laccase / metabolism
  • Oxygen / metabolism*
  • Polyporales / enzymology

Substances

  • Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases
  • cellobiose-quinone oxidoreductase
  • Laccase
  • Glucose
  • Oxygen