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A glucose/oxygen enzymatic fuel cell based on redox polymer and enzyme immobilisation at highly-ordered macroporous gold electrodes

  • University of Galway

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Abstract

Highly ordered macroporous electrodes are prepared by electro-deposition of gold through a polystyrene sphere template. Drop-coating redox polymer and either glucose oxidase, for the anode, or Melanocarpus albomyces laccase, for the cathode on the macroporous gold provides film-coated electrodes for assembly of membrane-less glucose/oxygen enzymatic fuel cells (EFC) in pH 7.4 buffer containing 10 mM glucose and 0.15 M NaCl. Under these conditions the maximum power density of 17 μWcm-2 for EFCs using films adsorbed to planar gold electrodes increased to 38 μWcm-2 for films adsorbed to 2 sphere gold macroporous electrodes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)113-117
Number of pages5
JournalAnalyst
Volume137
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jan 2012

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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