title: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences and Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. edmond.magner@ul.ie.
authors.forename: Xinxin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Edmond
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Magner
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005949:Glucose Oxidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D016062:Porosity; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012997:Solvents; D006046:Gold; D005949:Glucose Oxidase; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors; C042401:bilirubin oxidase