Journal
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
Volume 132, Issue -, Pages 76-83Publisher
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.02.044
Keywords
Rectangular carbon tube; Polypyrrole; Carbonization; Enzymatic biofuel cell; Constant-current discharge
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Funding
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences [ZDRW-ZS-2016-3S]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21706273, 21878324]
- CAS Pioneer Hundred Talent Program [2016-081]
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In this study, a novel carbon tube was prepared by carbonizing a rectangular polypyrrole (RPPy) tube at a high temperature for the construction of enzymatic biofuel cells with high performance. SEM and TEM images clearly showed that the initial PPy presented a rectangular tube shape, while the carbonized PPy became a shriveled rectangular tube with a concave surface, which might be beneficial for enzyme immobilization and electrochemical applications. The glucose oxidase (GOx)- or laccase (Lac)-modified electrodes based on carbonized RPPy exhibited excellent bioelectrochemical performance. In addition, a biofuel cell (GOx, glucose/O-2, Lac) was assembled, and the open-circuit voltage reached 1.16 V. The maximum power density was measured to 0.350 mW cm(-2), which correlated to the gravimetric power density of 0.265 mW mg(-1) (per mg of GOx) at 0.85 V. The constant-current discharge method was used to further evaluate the continuous discharge capacity. The discharge time reached 49.9 h at a discharge current of 0.2 mA before the voltage was lower than 0.8 V. Furthermore, three of the fabricated biofuel cells in series were able to continually light up a white light-emitting diode (LED) whose turn-on voltage was ca. 2.4 V for more than 48 h. This study suggests that carbonized conducting polymers may become a useful electrode material for the development of enzymatic biofuel cells.
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