title: Hybrid biobattery based on arylated carbon nanotubes and laccase.
abstract: Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) were covalently modified with anthracene and anthraquinone and used for the construction of cathodes for biocatalytic reduction of dioxygen. The nanotubes with aromatic groups casted onto the electrode increased the working surface of the electrode and enabled efficient direct electron transfer (DET) between the enzyme and the electrode. The aryl groups enter the hydrophobic pocket of the T1 center of laccase responsible for exchanging electrons with the substrate. Glassy carbon electrode covered with arylated SWCNT and coated with a layer of neutralized Nafion containing laccase was found to be a very efficient cathode in the hybrid battery. Zn wire covered with a Nafion film served as the anode. The cell parameters were determined: power density was 2 mW/cm(2) and the open circuit potential was 1.5 V.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stolarczyk
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sepelowska
authors.forename: Dominika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lyp
authors.forename: Kamila
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zelechowska
authors.forename: Jan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Biernat
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rogalski
authors.forename: Kevin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: Ken N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bilewicz
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D055162:Biocatalysis; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D004560:Electricity; D004566:Electrodes; D004579:Electron Transport; D004583:Electrons; D004867:Equipment Design; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D042845:Laccase / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D000880:Anthraquinones; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D042845:Laccase; C034020:anthracene; D015032:Zinc; D010100:Oxygen