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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 1358-1363Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c0ee00080a
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We have demonstrated a miniature biofuel cell (BFC) with single-walled carbon nanohorn (SWNH)-modified carbon fiber microelectrodes (CFMEs) as the substrate for the first time. The bioanode was constructed by using glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) as the biocatalyst on SWNH-modified CFMEs, where a highly efficient and stably confined electrocatalyst for the oxidation of the NADH co-factor of GDH was beforehand immobilized. Similarly, an electrically contacted bilirubin oxidase (BOD)-SWNHs/CFME was prepared as the biocathode, which showed direct bioelectrocatalytic functions for the reduction of O-2 to H2O. The maximum power output of the cell was 140 mu W cm(-2) at 0.51 V. Most interestingly, the present glucose/air BFC can directly harvest energy from different kinds of soft drinks, which could promise potential applications of the BFC as portable power sources.
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