Issue 70, 2015

A biofuel cell in non-aqueous solution

Abstract

We report the first example of a biofuel cell operating in organic solvents. The cell utilises glucose oxidase and bilirubin oxidase immobilised on nanoporous gold. The power output of the cell decreases with increasing solvent hydrophobicity in the alcohols, methanol (MeOH), ethanol (EtOH), 1-propanol (PrOH), 1-butanol (BuOH) and 1-pentanol (PeOH).

Graphical abstract: A biofuel cell in non-aqueous solution

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Jun 2015
Accepted
30 Jun 2015
First published
30 Jun 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 13478-13480

Author version available

A biofuel cell in non-aqueous solution

X. Xiao and E. Magner, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 13478 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC04888E

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