Uphill production of dihydrogen by enzymatic oxidation of glucose without an external energy source

Emmanuel Suraniti; Pascal Merzeau; Jérôme Roche; Sébastien Gounel; Andrew G. Mark; Peer Fischer; Nicolas Mano; Alexander Kuhn

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05704-5

Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Uphill production of dihydrogen by enzymatic oxidation of glucose without an external energy source

Emmanuel Suraniti,
Pascal Merzeau,
Jérôme Roche,
Sébastien Gounel,
Andrew G. Mark,
Peer Fischer,
Nicolas Mano,
Alexander Kuhn

Affiliations

Emmanuel Suraniti: Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Pascal Merzeau: Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal (CRPP), CNRS UMR 5031, Univ. Bordeaux
Jérôme Roche: CIRIMAT, Université de Toulouse, UPS-INP-CNRS
Sébastien Gounel: Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal (CRPP), CNRS UMR 5031, Univ. Bordeaux
Andrew G. Mark: Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Peer Fischer: Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Nicolas Mano: Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal (CRPP), CNRS UMR 5031, Univ. Bordeaux
Alexander Kuhn: Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5255, Bordeaux INP, ENSCBP

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05704-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Most chemical reactions proceed downhill without external energy input. Here, authors employ an electronic flyback and a boost converter to store energy and spontaneously drive an uphill reaction. The concept is exhibited by an enzymatic biofuel cell, driving water splitting in a single compartment.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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