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Zhou X, Gai P, Zhang P, Sun H, Lv F, Liu L, Wang S. Conjugated Polymer Enhanced Photoelectric Response of Self-Circulating Photosynthetic Bioelectrochemical Cell. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:38993-39000. [PMID: 31556586 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A water-oxygen-water photosynthetic bioelectrochemical cell (PBEC) comprising hybrid poly(fluorene-alt-phenylene) (PFP)/PSII-enriched membranes (BBY) photoanode and bilirubin oxidase (BOD) biocathode has been designed and fabricated. In the PBEC, water is split into oxygen, protons, and electrons through light-dependent reaction of PSII at the photoanode, and oxygen is converted into water catalyzed by BOD at the biocathode, forming the electronic circuit and generating current. At the photoanode, PFP can simultaneously accelerate the photosynthetic water oxidation and the electron transfer between BBY and electrode. Interestingly, the photocurrent density produced by PBEC after the introduction of PFP reaches 1.05 ± 0.01 μA/cm2, which is 2.5 times more than that of the BBY electrode, indicating that conjugated polymer can enhance the photoelectric response of PBEC.
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- Xin Zhou
- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Qingdao Agricultural University , Qingdao 266109 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
- College of Chemistry , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P. R. China
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Jarne C, Paul L, Conesa JC, Shleev S, De Lacey AL, Pita M. Underpotential Photoelectrooxidation of Water by SnS
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−Laccase Co‐catalysts on Nanostructured Electrodes with Only Visible‐Light Irradiation. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201900360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Carmen Jarne
- Instituto de Catálisis y PetroleoquímicaCSIC C/ Marie Curie 2, L10 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Instituto de Catálisis y PetroleoquímicaCSIC C/ Marie Curie 2, L10 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Instituto de Catálisis y PetroleoquímicaCSIC C/ Marie Curie 2, L10 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Biomedical ScienceFaculty of Health and SocietyMalmö University SE-0205 06 Malmo Sweden
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- Instituto de Catálisis y PetroleoquímicaCSIC C/ Marie Curie 2, L10 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Instituto de Catálisis y PetroleoquímicaCSIC C/ Marie Curie 2, L10 28049 Madrid Spain
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Sayegh A, Longatte G, Buriez O, Wollman FA, Guille-Collignon M, Labbé E, Delacotte J, Lemaître F. Diverting photosynthetic electrons from suspensions of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae - New insights using an electrochemical well device. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.02.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tschörtner J, Lai B, Krömer JO. Biophotovoltaics: Green Power Generation From Sunlight and Water. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:866. [PMID: 31114551 PMCID: PMC6503001 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Biophotovoltaics is a relatively new discipline in microbial fuel cell research. The basic idea is the conversion of light energy into electrical energy using photosynthetic microorganisms. The microbes will use their photosynthetic apparatus and the incoming light to split the water molecule. The generated protons and electrons are harvested using a bioelectrochemical system. The key challenge is the extraction of electrons from the microbial electron transport chains into a solid-state anode. On the cathode, a corresponding electrochemical counter reaction will consume the protons and electrons, e.g., through the oxygen reduction to water, or hydrogen formation. In this review, we are aiming to summarize the current state of the art and point out some limitations. We put a specific emphasis on cyanobacteria, as these microbes are considered future workhorses for photobiotechnology and are currently the most widely applied microbes in biophotovoltaics research. Current progress in biophotovoltaics is limited by very low current outputs of the devices while a lack of comparability and standardization of the experimental set-up hinders a systematic optimization of the systems. Nevertheless, the fundamental questions of redox homeostasis in photoautotrophs and the potential to directly harvest light energy from a highly efficient photosystem, rather than through oxidation of inefficiently produced biomass are highly relevant aspects of biophotovoltaics.
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- Systems Biotechnology, Department of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany
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Kim J, Park CB. Shedding light on biocatalysis: photoelectrochemical platforms for solar-driven biotransformation. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2019; 49:122-129. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Fang X, Sokol KP, Heidary N, Kandiel TA, Zhang JZ, Reisner E. Structure-Activity Relationships of Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Electrodes with Photosystem II for Semiartificial Photosynthesis. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:1844-1850. [PMID: 30689393 PMCID: PMC6421575 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b04935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Semiartificial photosynthesis integrates photosynthetic enzymes with artificial electronics, which is an emerging approach to reroute the natural photoelectrogenetic pathways for sustainable fuel and chemical synthesis. However, the reduced catalytic activity of enzymes in bioelectrodes limits the overall performance and further applications in fuel production. Here, we show new insights into factors that affect the photoelectrogenesis in a model system consisting of photosystem II and three-dimensional indium tin oxide and graphene electrodes. Confocal fluorescence microscopy and in situ surface-sensitive infrared spectroscopy are employed to probe the enzyme distribution and penetration within electrode scaffolds of different structures, which is further correlated with protein film-photoelectrochemistry to establish relationships between the electrode architecture and enzyme activity. We find that the hierarchical structure of electrodes mainly influences the protein loading but not the enzyme activity. Photoactivity is more limited by light intensity and electronic communication at the biointerface. This study provides guidelines for maximizing the performance of semiartificial photosynthesis and also presents a set of methodologies to probe the photoactive biofilms in three-dimensional electrodes.
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- Xin Fang
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sohag
University, Sohag 82524, Egypt
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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Grattieri M, Beaver K, Gaffney E, Minteer SD. Tuning purple bacteria salt-tolerance for photobioelectrochemical systems in saline environments. Faraday Discuss 2019; 215:15-25. [DOI: 10.1039/c8fd00160j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Fast adaptation ofRhodobacter capsulatusto increasing salinities opens possibilities for photo-bioelectrochemical systems development for saline environments.
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- Matteo Grattieri
- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering
- University of Utah
- Salt Lake City
- USA
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- Departments of Biology and Chemistry
- Lebanon Valley College
- Annville
- USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering
- University of Utah
- Salt Lake City
- USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering
- University of Utah
- Salt Lake City
- USA
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Grattieri M, Rhodes Z, Hickey DP, Beaver K, Minteer SD. Understanding Biophotocurrent Generation in Photosynthetic Purple Bacteria. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b04464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Matteo Grattieri
- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 East Room 2020, Salt Lake City, 84112 Utah, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 East Room 2020, Salt Lake City, 84112 Utah, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 East Room 2020, Salt Lake City, 84112 Utah, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 East Room 2020, Salt Lake City, 84112 Utah, United States
- Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Lebanon Valley College, 101 North College Avenue, Annville, 17003 Pennsylvania, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 East Room 2020, Salt Lake City, 84112 Utah, United States
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Kornienko N, Zhang JZ, Sakimoto KK, Yang P, Reisner E. Interfacing nature's catalytic machinery with synthetic materials for semi-artificial photosynthesis. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 13:890-899. [PMID: 30291349 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-018-0251-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Semi-artificial photosynthetic systems aim to overcome the limitations of natural and artificial photosynthesis while providing an opportunity to investigate their respective functionality. The progress and studies of these hybrid systems is the focus of this forward-looking perspective. In this Review, we discuss how enzymes have been interfaced with synthetic materials and employed for semi-artificial fuel production. In parallel, we examine how more complex living cellular systems can be recruited for in vivo fuel and chemical production in an approach where inorganic nanostructures are hybridized with photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic microorganisms. Side-by-side comparisons reveal strengths and limitations of enzyme- and microorganism-based hybrid systems, and how lessons extracted from studying enzyme hybrids can be applied to investigations of microorganism-hybrid devices. We conclude by putting semi-artificial photosynthesis in the context of its own ambitions and discuss how it can help address the grand challenges facing artificial systems for the efficient generation of solar fuels and chemicals.
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- Nikolay Kornienko
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Cai P, Li G, Yang Y, Su X, Zhang Z. Co-assembly of thylakoid and graphene oxide as a photoelectrochemical composite film for enhanced mediated electron transfer. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.06.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Willkomm J, Reisner E. Photo- and electrocatalytic H 2 evolution with cobalt oxime complexes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.4019/bjscc.71.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Janina Willkomm
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
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Electrochemical Characterisation of Bio-Bottle-Voltaic (BBV) Systems Operated with Algae and Built with Recycled Materials. BIOLOGY 2018; 7:biology7020026. [PMID: 29673222 PMCID: PMC6023005 DOI: 10.3390/biology7020026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Photobioelectrochemical systems are an emerging possibility for renewable energy. By exploiting photosynthesis, they transform the energy of light into electricity. This study evaluates a simple, scalable bioelectrochemical system built from recycled plastic bottles, equipped with an anode made from recycled aluminum, and operated with the green alga Chlorella sorokiniana. We tested whether such a system, referred to as a bio-bottle-voltaic (BBV) device, could operate outdoors for a prolonged time period of 35 days. Electrochemical characterisation was conducted by measuring the drop in potential between the anode and the cathode, and this value was used to calculate the rate of charge accumulation. The BBV systems were initially able to deliver ~500 mC·bottle−1·day−1, which increased throughout the experimental run to a maximum of ~2000 mC·bottle−1·day−1. The electrical output was consistently and significantly higher than that of the abiotic BBV system operated without algal cells (~100 mC·bottle−1·day−1). The analysis of the rate of algal biomass accumulation supported the hypothesis that harvesting a proportion of electrons from the algal cells does not significantly perturb the rate of algal growth. Our finding demonstrates that bioelectrochemical systems can be built using recycled components. Prototypes of these systems have been displayed in public events; they could serve as educational toolkits in schools and could also offer a solution for powering low-energy devices off-grid.
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Fukuzumi S, Lee Y, Nam W. Immobilization of Molecular Catalysts for Enhanced Redox Catalysis. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201701786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Shunichi Fukuzumi
- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Korea
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Meijo University Nagoya Aichi 468-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Korea
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