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Ge-Zhang S, Cai T, Song M. Life in biophotovoltaics systems. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1151131. [PMID: 37615025 PMCID: PMC10444202 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1151131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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As the most suitable potential clean energy power generation technology, biophotovoltaics (BPV) not only inherits the advantages of traditional photovoltaics, such as safety, reliability and no noise, but also solves the disadvantages of high pollution and high energy consumption in the manufacturing process, providing new functions of self-repair and natural degradation. The basic idea of BPV is to collect light energy and generate electric energy by using photosynthetic autotrophs or their parts, and the core is how these biological materials can quickly and low-loss transfer electrons to the anode through mediators after absorbing light energy and generating electrons. In this mini-review, we summarized the biological materials widely used in BPV at present, mainly cyanobacteria, green algae, biological combinations (using multiple microorganisms in the same BPV system) and isolated products (purified thylakoids, chloroplasts, photosystem I, photosystem II), introduced how researchers overcome the shortcomings of low photocurrent output of BPV, pointed out the limitations that affected the development of BPV' biological materials, and put forward reasonable assumptions accordingly.
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- Aulin College, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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Beauzamy L, Longatte G, Guille-Collignon M, Lemaître F. Investigation of quinone reduction by microalgae using fluorescence - do "lake" and "puddle" mechanisms matter? Bioelectrochemistry 2023; 152:108454. [PMID: 37172391 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Photosynthesis is a fundamental process used by Nature to convert solar energy into chemical energy. For the last twenty years, many solutions have been explored to provide electrical power from the photosynthetic chain. In this context, the coupling between microalgae and exogenous quinones is an encouraging strategy because of the capability of quinones to be reduced by the photosynthetic chain. The ability of a quinone to be a good or bad electron acceptor can be evaluated by fluorescence measurements. Fluorescence analyses are thus a convenient tool helping to define a diverting parameter for some quinones. However, this parameter is implicitly designed on the basis of a particular light capture mechanism by algae. In this paper, we propose to revisit previous fluorescence experimental data by considering the two possible mechanisms (lake vs. puddle) and discussing their implication on the conclusions of the analysis. In particular, we show that the maximum extraction efficiency depends on the mechanism (in the case of 2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone - 2,6-DCBQ, (0.45 ± 0.02) vs (0.61 ± 0.03) for lake and puddle mechanisms respectively) but that the trends for different quinones remain correlated to the redox potentials independently of the mechanism.
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- Léna Beauzamy
- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France; Laboratory of Membrane and Molecular Physiology at IBPC, UMR 7141, CNRS/Sorbonne Université, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France; University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France(2)
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France.
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Action of 2,6-Dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone on the O2-Evolving Activity of Photosystem II in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Cells with and without Cell Wall: Inhibitory Effect of Its Oxidized Form. Cells 2023; 12:cells12060907. [PMID: 36980248 PMCID: PMC10046965 DOI: 10.3390/cells12060907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a widely used object in studies on green algae concerning both photosynthesis aspects and possible biotechnological approaches. The measurement of the maximum O2 evolution by photosystem II (PSII) in living algal cells in the presence of artificial acceptors is one of the commonly used methods for determining the photosynthetic apparatus state or its change as compared to a control, parent strain, etc., because PSII is the most sensitive component of the thylakoid membrane. The present study shows the need to use low concentrations of 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone (DCBQ) paired with potassium ferricyanide (FeCy) for achieving the maximum O2 evolution rate, while a DCBQ concentration above certain threshold results in strong suppression of O2 evolution. The required DCBQ concentration depends on the presence of the cell wall and should be exactly ~0.1 mM or in the range of 0.2–0.4 mM for cells with and without a cell wall, respectively. The inhibition effect is caused, probably, by a higher content of DCBQ in the oxidized form inside cells; this depends on the presence of the cell wall, which influences the efficiency of DCBQ diffusion into and out of the cell, where it is maintained by FeCy in the oxidized state. The possible mechanism of DCBQ inhibition action is discussed.
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Manoj KM, Gideon DA, Parashar A, Nirusimhan V, Annadurai P, Jacob VD, Manekkathodi A. Validating the predictions of murburn model for oxygenic photosynthesis: Analyses of ligand-binding to protein complexes and cross-system comparisons. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022; 40:11024-11056. [PMID: 34328391 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1953607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In this second half of our treatise on oxygenic photosynthesis, we provide support for the murburn model of the light reaction of photosynthesis and ratify key predictions made in the first part. Molecular docking and visualization of various ligands of quinones/quinols (and their derivatives) with PS II/Cytochrome b6f complexes did not support chartered 2e-transport role of quinols. A broad variety of herbicides did not show any affinity/binding-based rationales for inhibition of photosynthesis. We substantiate the proposal that disubstituted phenolics (perceived as protonophores/uncouplers or affinity-based inhibitors in the classical purview) serve as interfacial modulators of diffusible reactive (oxygen) species or DR(O)S. The DRS-based murburn model is evidenced by the identification of multiple ADP-binding sites on the extra-membraneous projection of protein complexes and structure/distribution of the photo/redox catalysts. With a panoramic comparison of the redox metabolic machinery across diverse organellar/cellular systems, we highlight the ubiquitous one-electron murburn facets (cofactors of porphyrin, flavin, FeS, other metal centers and photo/redox active pigments) that enable a facile harnessing of the utility of DRS. In the summative analyses, it is demonstrated that the murburn model of light reaction explains the structures of membrane supercomplexes recently observed in thylakoids and also accounts for several photodynamic experimental observations and evolutionary considerations. In toto, the work provides a new orientation and impetus to photosynthesis research. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Kelath Murali Manoj
- RedOx Lab, Department of Life Sciences, Satyamjayatu: The Science & Ethics Foundation, Palakkad District, Kerala, India
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- RedOx Lab, Department of Life Sciences, Satyamjayatu: The Science & Ethics Foundation, Palakkad District, Kerala, India
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- RedOx Lab, Department of Life Sciences, Satyamjayatu: The Science & Ethics Foundation, Palakkad District, Kerala, India
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- RedOx Lab, Department of Life Sciences, Satyamjayatu: The Science & Ethics Foundation, Palakkad District, Kerala, India
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- RedOx Lab, Department of Life Sciences, Satyamjayatu: The Science & Ethics Foundation, Palakkad District, Kerala, India
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- RedOx Lab, Department of Life Sciences, Satyamjayatu: The Science & Ethics Foundation, Palakkad District, Kerala, India
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- RedOx Lab, Department of Life Sciences, Satyamjayatu: The Science & Ethics Foundation, Palakkad District, Kerala, India
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Shlosberg Y, Schuster G, Adir N. Harnessing photosynthesis to produce electricity using cyanobacteria, green algae, seaweeds and plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:955843. [PMID: 35968083 PMCID: PMC9363842 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.955843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The conversion of solar energy into electrical current by photosynthetic organisms has the potential to produce clean energy. Life on earth depends on photosynthesis, the major mechanism for biological conversion of light energy into chemical energy. Indeed, billions of years of evolution and adaptation to extreme environmental habitats have resulted in highly efficient light-harvesting and photochemical systems in the photosynthetic organisms that can be found in almost every ecological habitat of our world. In harnessing photosynthesis to produce green energy, the native photosynthetic system is interfaced with electrodes and electron mediators to yield bio-photoelectrochemical cells (BPECs) that transform light energy into electrical power. BPECs utilizing plants, seaweeds, unicellular photosynthetic microorganisms, thylakoid membranes or purified complexes, have been studied in attempts to construct efficient and non-polluting BPECs to produce electricity or hydrogen for use as green energy. The high efficiency of photosynthetic light-harvesting and energy production in the mostly unpolluting processes that make use of water and CO2 and produce oxygen beckons us to develop this approach. On the other hand, the need to use physiological conditions, the sensitivity to photoinhibition as well as other abiotic stresses, and the requirement to extract electrons from the system are challenging. In this review, we describe the principles and methods of the different kinds of BPECs that use natural photosynthesis, with an emphasis on BPECs containing living oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. We start with a brief summary of BPECs that use purified photosynthetic complexes. This strategy has produced high-efficiency BPECs. However, the lifetimes of operation of these BPECs are limited, and the preparation is laborious and expensive. We then describe the use of thylakoid membranes in BPECs which requires less effort and usually produces high currents but still suffers from the lack of ability to self-repair damage caused by photoinhibition. This obstacle of the utilization of photosynthetic systems can be significantly reduced by using intact living organisms in the BPEC. We thus describe here progress in developing BPECs that make use of cyanobacteria, green algae, seaweeds and higher plants. Finally, we discuss the future challenges of producing high and longtime operating BPECs for practical use.
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- Yaniv Shlosberg
- Grand Technion Energy Program, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Grand Technion Energy Program, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Grand Technion Energy Program, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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A biophotoelectrochemical approach to unravelling the role of cyanobacterial cell structures in exoelectrogenesis. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sayegh A, Perego LA, Arderiu Romero M, Escudero L, Delacotte J, Guille‐Collignon M, Grimaud L, Bailleul B, Lemaître F. Finding Adapted Quinones for Harvesting Electrons from Photosynthetic Algae Suspensions. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Adnan Sayegh
- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM) Département de chimie Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
- Laboratory of Membrane and Molecular Physiology at IBPC UMR 7141 CNRS/Sorbonne Université 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris France
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- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM) Département de chimie Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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- Laboratory of Membrane and Molecular Physiology at IBPC UMR 7141 CNRS/Sorbonne Université 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris France
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- PASTEUR Département de Chimie Ecole Normale Supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université CNRS, 75005 Paris France
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Clifford ER, Bradley RW, Wey LT, Lawrence JM, Chen X, Howe CJ, Zhang JZ. Phenazines as model low-midpoint potential electron shuttles for photosynthetic bioelectrochemical systems. Chem Sci 2021; 12:3328-3338. [PMID: 34164103 PMCID: PMC8179378 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05655c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bioelectrochemical approaches for energy conversion rely on efficient wiring of natural electron transport chains to electrodes. However, state-of-the-art exogenous electron mediators give rise to significant energy losses and, in the case of living systems, long-term cytotoxicity. Here, we explored new selection criteria for exogenous electron mediation by examining phenazines as novel low-midpoint potential molecules for wiring the photosynthetic electron transport chain of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to electrodes. We identified pyocyanin (PYO) as an effective cell-permeable phenazine that can harvest electrons from highly reducing points of photosynthesis. PYO-mediated photocurrents were observed to be 4-fold higher than mediator-free systems with an energetic gain of 200 mV compared to the common high-midpoint potential mediator 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone (DCBQ). The low-midpoint potential of PYO led to O2 reduction side-reactions, which competed significantly against photocurrent generation; the tuning of mediator concentration was important for outcompeting the side-reactions whilst avoiding acute cytotoxicity. DCBQ-mediated photocurrents were generally much higher but also decayed rapidly and were non-recoverable with fresh mediator addition. This suggests that the cells can acquire DCBQ-resistance over time. In contrast, PYO gave rise to steadier current enhancement despite the co-generation of undesirable reactive oxygen species, and PYO-exposed cells did not develop acquired resistance. Moreover, we demonstrated that the cyanobacteria can be genetically engineered to produce PYO endogenously to improve long-term prospects. Overall, this study established that energetic gains can be achieved via the use of low-potential phenazines in photosynthetic bioelectrochemical systems, and quantifies the factors and trade-offs that determine efficacious mediation in living bioelectrochemical systems.
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- Eleanor R Clifford
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Department of Life Sciences Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Tennis Court Road Cambridge CB2 1QW UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Tennis Court Road Cambridge CB2 1QW UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Tennis Court Road Cambridge CB2 1QW UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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Weliwatte NS, Grattieri M, Minteer SD. Rational design of artificial redox-mediating systems toward upgrading photobioelectrocatalysis. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2021; 20:1333-1356. [PMID: 34550560 PMCID: PMC8455808 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00099-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Photobioelectrocatalysis has recently attracted particular research interest owing to the possibility to achieve sunlight-driven biosynthesis, biosensing, power generation, and other niche applications. However, physiological incompatibilities between biohybrid components lead to poor electrical contact at the biotic-biotic and biotic-abiotic interfaces. Establishing an electrochemical communication between these different interfaces, particularly the biocatalyst-electrode interface, is critical for the performance of the photobioelectrocatalytic system. While different artificial redox mediating approaches spanning across interdisciplinary research fields have been developed in order to electrically wire biohybrid components during bioelectrocatalysis, a systematic understanding on physicochemical modulation of artificial redox mediators is further required. Herein, we review and discuss the use of diffusible redox mediators and redox polymer-based approaches in artificial redox-mediating systems, with a focus on photobioelectrocatalysis. The future possibilities of artificial redox mediator system designs are also discussed within the purview of present needs and existing research breadth.
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- Dipartimento Di Chimica, Università Degli Studi Di Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy ,IPCF-CNR Istituto Per I Processi Chimico Fisici, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
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Gacitua M, Urrejola C, Carrasco J, Vicuña R, Srain BM, Pantoja-Gutiérrez S, Leech D, Antiochia R, Tasca F. Use of a Thermophile Desiccation-Tolerant Cyanobacterial Culture and Os Redox Polymer for the Preparation of Photocurrent Producing Anodes. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:900. [PMID: 32974292 PMCID: PMC7471869 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Oxygenic photosynthesis conducted by cyanobacteria has dramatically transformed the geochemistry of our planet. These organisms have colonized most habitats, including extreme environments such as the driest warm desert on Earth: the Atacama Desert. In particular, cyanobacteria highly tolerant to desiccation are of particular interest for clean energy production. These microorganisms are promising candidates for designing bioelectrodes for photocurrent generation owing to their ability to perform oxygenic photosynthesis and to withstand long periods of desiccation. Here, we present bioelectrochemical assays in which graphite electrodes were modified with the extremophile cyanobacterium Gloeocapsopsis sp. UTEXB3054 for photocurrent generation. Optimum working conditions for photocurrent generation were determined by modifying directly graphite electrode with the cyanobacterial culture (direct electron transfer), as well as using an Os polymer redox mediator (mediated electron transfer). Besides showing outstanding photocurrent production for Gloeocapsopsis sp. UTEXB3054, both in direct and mediated electron transfer, our results provide new insights into the metabolic basis of photocurrent generation and the potential applications of such an assisted bioelectrochemical system in a worldwide scenario in which clean energies are imperative for sustainable development.
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- Manuel Gacitua
- Departamento de Química de los Materiales, Facultad de Quiìmica y Biologiìa, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química de los Materiales, Facultad de Quiìmica y Biologiìa, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Oceanografía and Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Oceanografía and Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- School of Chemistry and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry and Drug Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Departamento de Química de los Materiales, Facultad de Quiìmica y Biologiìa, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Grattieri M, Beaver K, Gaffney EM, Dong F, Minteer SD. Advancing the fundamental understanding and practical applications of photo-bioelectrocatalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:8553-8568. [PMID: 32578607 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02672g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Photo-bioelectrocatalysis combines the natural and highly sophisticated process of photosynthesis in biological entities with an abiotic electrode surface, to perform semi-artificial photosynthesis. However, challenges must be overcome, from the establishment and understanding of the photoexcited electron harvesting process at the electrode to the electrochemical characterization of these biotic/abiotic systems, and their subsequent tuning for enhancing energy generation (chemical and/or electrical). This Feature Article discusses the various approaches utilized to tackle these challenges, particularly focusing on powerful multi-disciplinary approaches for understanding and improving photo-bioelectrocatalysis. Among them is the combination of experimental evidence and quantum mechanical calculations, the use of bioinformatics to understand photo-bioelectrocatalysis at a metabolic level, or bioengineering to improve and facilitate photo-bioelectrocatalysis. Key aspects for the future development of photo-bioelectrocatalysis are presented alongside future research needs and promising applications of semi-artificial photosynthesis.
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- Matteo Grattieri
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Beauzamy L, Delacotte J, Bailleul B, Tanaka K, Nakanishi S, Wollman FA, Lemaître F. Mediator-Microorganism Interaction in Microbial Solar Cell: a Fluo-Electrochemical Insight. Anal Chem 2020; 92:7532-7539. [PMID: 32352279 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Microbial solar cells that mainly rely on the use of photosynthesic organisms are a promising alternative to photovoltaics for solar electricity production. In that way, we propose a new approach involving electrochemistry and fluorescence techniques. The coupled setup Electro-Pulse-Amplitude-Modulation ("e-PAM") enables the simultaneous recording of the produced photocurrent and fluorescence signals from the photosynthetic chain. This methodology was validated with a suspension of green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in interaction with an exogenous redox mediator (2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone; DCBQ). The balance between photosynthetic chain events (PSII photochemical yield, quenching) and the extracted electricity can be monitored overtime. More particularly, the nonphotochemical quenching induced by DCBQ mirrors the photocurrent. This setup thus helps to distinguish the electron harvesting from some side effects due to quinones in real time. It therefore paves the way for future analyses devoted to the choice of the experimental conditions (redox mediator, photosynthetic organisms, and so on) to find the best electron extraction.
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- Léna Beauzamy
- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France.,Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, UMR7141 Biologie du Chloroplaste et Perception de la Lumière Chez les Micro-Algues, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, UMR7141 Biologie du Chloroplaste et Perception de la Lumière Chez les Micro-Algues, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, UMR7141 Biologie du Chloroplaste et Perception de la Lumière Chez les Micro-Algues, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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Grattieri M. Purple bacteria photo-bioelectrochemistry: enthralling challenges and opportunities. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2020; 19:424-435. [DOI: 10.1039/c9pp00470j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Perspective of research directions exploring purple bacteria photo-bioelectrochemistry: from harvesting photoexcited electrons to bioelectrochemical systems development.
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Zhang JZ, Reisner E. Advancing photosystem II photoelectrochemistry for semi-artificial photosynthesis. Nat Rev Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1038/s41570-019-0149-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tucci M, Bombelli P, Howe CJ, Vignolini S, Bocchi S, Schievano A. A Storable Mediatorless Electrochemical Biosensor for Herbicide Detection. Microorganisms 2019; 7:E630. [PMID: 31795453 PMCID: PMC6956157 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7120630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A novel mediatorless photo-bioelectrochemical sensor operated with a biofilm of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803 wt. for herbicide detection with long term stability (>20 days) was successfully developed and tested. Photoanodic current generation was obtained in the absence of artificial mediators. The inhibitory effect on photocurrent of three commonly used herbicides (i.e., atrazine, diuron, and paraquat) was used as a means of measuring their concentrations in aqueous solution. The injection of atrazine and diuron into the algal medium caused an immediate photocurrent drop due to the inhibition of photosynthetic electron transport. The detected concentrations were suitable for environmental analysis, as revealed by a comparison with the freshwater quality benchmarks set by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States (US EPA). In contrast, paraquat caused an initial increase (~2 h) of the photocurrent effect of about 200%, as this compound can act as a redox mediator between the cells and the anode. A relatively long-term stability of the biosensor was demonstrated, by keeping anodes colonized with cyanobacterial biofilm in the dark at 4 °C. After 22 days of storage, the performance in terms of the photocurrent was comparable with the freshly prepared biosensor. This result was confirmed by the measurement of chlorophyll content, which demonstrated preservation of the cyanobacterial biofilm. The capacity of this biosensor to recover after a cold season or other prolonged environmental stresses could be a key advantage in field applications, such as in water bodies and agriculture. This study is a step forward in the biotechnological development and implementation of storable mediatorless electrochemical biosensors for herbicide detection.
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- Matteo Tucci
- e-Bio Center, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 2, 20,133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.); (A.S.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria, 2, 20,133 Milano, Italy;
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Hopkins Building, Downing Site, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK;
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Hopkins Building, Downing Site, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria, 2, 20,133 Milano, Italy;
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- e-Bio Center, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 2, 20,133 Milan, Italy; (M.T.); (A.S.)
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Wey LT, Bombelli P, Chen X, Lawrence JM, Rabideau CM, Rowden SJL, Zhang JZ, Howe CJ. The Development of Biophotovoltaic Systems for Power Generation and Biological Analysis. ChemElectroChem 2019; 6:5375-5386. [PMID: 31867153 PMCID: PMC6899825 DOI: 10.1002/celc.201900997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Biophotovoltaic systems (BPVs) resemble microbial fuel cells, but utilise oxygenic photosynthetic microorganisms associated with an anode to generate an extracellular electrical current, which is stimulated by illumination. Study and exploitation of BPVs have come a long way over the last few decades, having benefited from several generations of electrode development and improvements in wiring schemes. Power densities of up to 0.5 W m-2 and the powering of small electrical devices such as a digital clock have been reported. Improvements in standardisation have meant that this biophotoelectrochemical phenomenon can be further exploited to address biological questions relating to the organisms. Here, we aim to provide both biologists and electrochemists with a review of the progress of BPV development with a focus on biological materials, electrode design and interfacial wiring considerations, and propose steps for driving the field forward.
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- Laura T. Wey
- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of CambridgeTennis Court RoadCambridgeCB2 1QWUK
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of CambridgeTennis Court RoadCambridgeCB2 1QWUK
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche AmbientaliUniversità degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of CambridgeLensfield RoadCambridgeCB1 2EWUK
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of CambridgeTennis Court RoadCambridgeCB2 1QWUK
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of CambridgeTennis Court RoadCambridgeCB2 1QWUK
- Department of Chemical Engineering and BiotechnologyUniversity of Cambridge Philippa Fawcett DrCambridgeCB3 0ASUK
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of CambridgeTennis Court RoadCambridgeCB2 1QWUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of CambridgeLensfield RoadCambridgeCB1 2EWUK
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of CambridgeTennis Court RoadCambridgeCB2 1QWUK
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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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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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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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Longatte G, Sayegh A, Delacotte J, Rappaport F, Wollman FA, Guille-Collignon M, Lemaître F. Investigation of photocurrents resulting from a living unicellular algae suspension with quinones over time. Chem Sci 2018; 9:8271-8281. [PMID: 30542576 PMCID: PMC6238620 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03058h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Plants, algae, and some bacteria convert solar energy into chemical energy by using photosynthesis. In light of the current energy environment, many research strategies try to benefit from photosynthesis in order to generate usable photobioelectricity. Among all the strategies developed for transferring electrons from the photosynthetic chain to an outer collecting electrode, we recently implemented a method on a preparative scale (high surface electrode) based on a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii green algae suspension in the presence of exogenous quinones as redox mediators. While giving rise to an interesting performance (10-60 μA cm-2) in the course of one hour, this device appears to cause a slow decrease of the recorded photocurrent. In this paper, we wish to analyze and understand this gradual fall in performance in order to limit this issue in future applications. We thus first show that this kind of degradation could be related to over-irradiation conditions or side-effects of quinones depending on experimental conditions. We therefore built an empirical model involving a kinetic quenching induced by incubation with quinones, which is globally consistent with the experimental data provided by fluorescence measurements achieved after dark incubation of algae in the presence of quinones.
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- Guillaume Longatte
- PASTEUR , Département de chimie , École Normale Supérieure , PSL University , Sorbonne Université , CNRS , 75005 Paris , France . ;
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- PASTEUR , Département de chimie , École Normale Supérieure , PSL University , Sorbonne Université , CNRS , 75005 Paris , France . ;
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- PASTEUR , Département de chimie , École Normale Supérieure , PSL University , Sorbonne Université , CNRS , 75005 Paris , France . ;
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- Laboratory of Membrane and Molecular Physiology at IBPC , UMR7141 CNRS/ Sorbonne Université , 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie , 75005 Paris , France
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- Laboratory of Membrane and Molecular Physiology at IBPC , UMR7141 CNRS/ Sorbonne Université , 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie , 75005 Paris , France
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- PASTEUR , Département de chimie , École Normale Supérieure , PSL University , Sorbonne Université , CNRS , 75005 Paris , France . ;
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- PASTEUR , Département de chimie , École Normale Supérieure , PSL University , Sorbonne Université , CNRS , 75005 Paris , France . ;
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Longatte G, Guille-Collignon M, Lemaître F. Electrocatalytic Mechanism Involving Michaelis-Menten Kinetics at the Preparative Scale: Theory and Applicability to Photocurrents from a Photosynthetic Algae Suspension With Quinones. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:2643-2650. [PMID: 28618080 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
In the past years, many strategies have been implemented to benefit from oxygenic photosynthesis to harvest photosynthetic electrons and produce a significant photocurrent. Therefore, electrochemical tools were considered and have globally relied on the electron transfer(s) between the photosynthetic chain and a collecting electrode. In this context, we recently reported the implementation of an electrochemical set-up at the preparative scale to produce photocurrents from a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae suspension with an appropriate mediator (2,6-DCBQ) and a carbon gauze as the working electrode. In the present work, we wish to describe a mathematical modeling of the recorded photocurrents to better understand the effects of the experimental conditions on the photosynthetic extraction of electrons. In that way, we established a general model of an electrocatalytic mechanism at the preparative scale (that is, assuming a homogenous bulk solution at any time and a constant diffusion layer, both assumptions being valid under forced convection) in which the chemical step involves a Michaelis-Menten-like behaviour. Dependences of transient and steady-state corresponding currents were analysed as a function of different parameters by means of zone diagrams. This model was tested to our experimental data related to photosynthesis. The corresponding results suggest that competitive pathways beyond photosynthetic harvesting alone should be taken into account.
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- Guillaume Longatte
- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, PSL Research University, 75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, ENS, CNRS, PASTEUR, 75005, Paris, France.,Current address: School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, PSL Research University, 75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, ENS, CNRS, PASTEUR, 75005, Paris, France
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- PASTEUR, Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, PSL Research University, 75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, ENS, CNRS, PASTEUR, 75005, Paris, France
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