Modification of Glucose Oxidase biofuel cell by multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Ladan Lotfi; Afshin Farahbakhsh II; Sina Aghili

doi:10.1117/12.2283275

5 January 2018 Modification of Glucose Oxidase biofuel cell by multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Ladan Lotfi, Afshin Farahbakhsh II, Sina Aghili

Proceedings Volume 10456, Nanophotonics Australasia 2017; 1045641 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2283275
Event: SPIE Nanophotonics Australasia, 2017, Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

Biofuel cells are a subset of fuel cells that employ biocatalysts. Enzyme-based biofuel cells (EBFCs) generate electrical energy from biofuels such as glucose and ethanol, which are renewable and sustainable energy sources. Glucose biofuel cells (GBFCs) are particularly interesting nowadays due to continuous harvesting of oxygen and glucose from bioavailable substrates, activity inside the human body, and environmental benign, which generate electricity through oxidation of glucose on the anode and reduction of oxygen on the cathode. Promoting the electron transfer of redox enzymes at modified electrode utilizing Nano size materials, such as carbon nanotubes (CNT), to achieve the direct electrochemistry of enzymes has been reported. The polypyrrole-MWCNTs-glucose oxidase (PY-CNT-GOx) electrode has been investigated in the present work. Cyclic voltammetry tests were performed in a three-electrode electrochemical set-up with modified electrode (Pt/PPy/MWCNTs/GOx) was used as working electrode. Platinum flat and Ag/AgCl (saturated KCl) were used as counter electrode and the reference electrode, respectively. The biofuel cells probe was prepared by immobilizing MWCNTs at the tip of a platinum (Pt) electrode (0.5 cm2) with PPy as the support matrix We have demonstrated a well-dispersed nanomaterial PPy/MWNT, which is able to immobilize GOx firmly under the condition of the absence of any other cross-linking agent.

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Ladan Lotfi, Afshin Farahbakhsh II, and Sina Aghili "Modification of Glucose Oxidase biofuel cell by multi-walled carbon nanotubes", Proc. SPIE 10456, Nanophotonics Australasia 2017, 1045641 (5 January 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2283275

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