Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

A gas breathing hydrogen/air biofuel cell comprising a redox polymer/hydrogenase-based bioanode

  • Julian Szczesny,
  • Nikola Marković,
  • Felipe Conzuelo,
  • Sónia Zacarias,
  • Inês A. C. Pereira,
  • Wolfgang Lubitz,
  • Nicolas Plumeré,
  • Wolfgang Schuhmann,
  • Adrian Ruff

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07137-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Hydrogen is an attractive alternative fuel, but many hydrogen-conversion electrocatalysts contain expensive materials. Here the authors report a dual-gas breathing hydrogen/air biofuel cell comprised of a modified polymer/hydrogenase bioanode and a bilirubin oxidase biocathode, delivering improved output.