Enzymatic fuel cells : materials and applications / edited by Inamuddin [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Inamuddin, 1980- editor.

Series:

Materials research foundations ; Volume 44.

Materials Research Foundations ; Volume 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fuel cells.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Millersville, PA : Materials Research Forum LLC, [2019]

Summary:

The book presents various aspects of biofuel cells including fuel cell electrochemistry, use of enzyme and enzyme immobilization techniques, use of materials such as mesoporous materials, graphene composites, conducting polymer composites and applications of biofuel cells. Keywords: Fuel Cells, Biofuel cells, Enzyme Catalysts, Energy Conversion, Fuel catalysis, Sucrose Fuel, Fructose Fuel, Glucose Fuel, Implantable Gadgets, Biosensors, Pacemakers, Catheters, Defibrillators, Insulin pumps, Artificial Muscles, Mesoporous Materials, Graphene Composites, Conducting polymers, Fuel Cell Electrochemistry, Fuel Cell Applications.

Contents:

Intro

front-matter

Table of Contents

Preface

1

Methods of Enzyme Immobilization on Various Supports

1. Introduction

2. Enzyme immobilization

3. Techniques of enzyme immobilization

3.1 Adsorption

3.2 Covalent bonding

3.3 Entrapment

3.4 Crosslinking

4. Current advances in the immobilization techniques of enzymes

4.1 Smart immobilization by magnetic nanoparticles

4.1.1 Applications of immobilized enzymes on nanoparticles

4.2 Site-specific enzyme immobilization onto E. coli curli nanofibers

4.3 Organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflowers: A new approach in enzyme immobilization

4.4 Immobilization of laccase on titanium nanoparticles for degradation of micropollutants

4.5 In-situ and post-synthesis immobilization on nanocrystalline metal-organic framework

4.6 Enzyme immobilization on cellulose matrix

4.7 Chemical modification of covalent immobilization of enzyme onto cellulose nano fiber support

Conclusion

References

2

Use of Enzymes in Different Types of Biofuel Cells

1. History of Enzymes

2. Introduction

3. Biofuel cells

4. Mechanism of biofuel cells

5. Types of biofuel cells

5.1 Fuel cells depending on alteration of organic waste to secondary fuels

5.2 Biofuel cells which directly convert fuel to electricity

5.3 Microbial biofuel cells

5.3.1 Enzyme-based biofuel cells

6. Uses of biofuel cells

6.1 Transport and energy generation

6.2 Wastewater treatment

6.3 Implantable power sources

7. Use of enzymes in a different type of biofuel cells

7.1 Immobilization and stabilization of enzymes for bio-electrochemical system

7.2 Electron transport in biofuel cells

7.3 Complete oxidation of biofuel

7.4 Use of bilirubin oxidases for the elaboration of the electrode in biofuel cells

7.5 Biofuel cells based on laccase biocathodes.

7.6 In vivo use of tyrosinase and glucose oxidase in glucose-based biofuel cells

3

Current Advances in Immobilization Techniques of Enzymes

2. Factors to consider prior to enzyme immobilization

3. Binding to a support

3.1 Non-covalent adsorption, deposition and hydrogen bonds

3.2 Cross-linking

3.3 Covalent attachment

3.4 Immobilisation via affinity tags

4. Entrapment

5. Microencapsulation

6. One step immobilisation and purification

Conclusions and future trends

Acknowledgement

4

Fuel Cell Electrochemistry

1.1 Basis of a Fuel Cell

1.2 Fuel Cell Chemistry

1.3 Substrates and Potentials

2. Electrochemistry

2.1 Types of Electrode

2.2 Potentiostat

2.3 Electrical Double Layer

2.4 Nernst Equation for Electrochemical Equilibrium

2.5 Redox Reaction at an Electrode

2.6 Consideration of Auxiliary Electrode Processes

2.7 Faradaic and Charging Current

2.8 Two, Three and Four Electrode Modes

2.9 Purpose of Electrolyte

2.10 Cyclic Voltammetry

2.11 Polarisation and Power Curves

2.12 Four Terminal Sensing

3. Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC)

3.1 Types of Microbial Fuel Cell

3.2 Microbial Fuel Cell Principle of Operation

3.3 Reactions in Microbial Fuel Cell

4. Conclusions

5

Biological Fuel Cell Applications

2. Types of fuel cells

2.1 Fuel cells

2.2 Biological fuel cells or Microbial fuel cells

2.3 Enzymatic Fuel Cells

3. Biological Fuel Cell Applications

3.1 Antibiotics removal from wastewater

3.2 Power generation

3.3 Microbial fuel cell acts as a biosensor

3.4 Microbial fuel cell used for controlling denitrification

3.5 Wastewater treatment

6.

Graphene-based Composites in Enzymatic Biofuel Cells

2. Enzymatic biofuel cell [EBFC]

2.1 Basic principles of EBFC

2.2 Electron transfer between enzymes and electrodes

2.3 Graphene and its characteristic features

2.4 Graphene as an electrode material for enzymatic biofuel cells

2.5 Immobilization of enzymes onto graphene derivatives

2.6 Graphene-based composites in enzymatic biofuel cells

Conclusions

7

Mesoporous Materials in Biofuel Cells

2. Electrode types and electrode construction materials in fuel cell

3. Components of Enzymatic Fuel Fells (EFCs)

3.1 Cathode electrode and its process in enzymatic and microbial fuel cells

3.2 Anode electrode and their process in enzymatic and microbial fuel cells

3.3 Membrane and membrane properties in fuel cell

3.4 Carbon Based Materials (CBMs)

8

Conducting Polymer-Based Microbial Fuel Cells

2. Conducting polymers based membranes in MFC

3. Conducting polymers and their composites used as catalyst support matrices in MFC

4. Conducting polymer-based material as supercapacitor in MFC

5. Current Status and challenges

back-matter

Keyword Index

About the Editors.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781644900079

1644900076

OCLC:

1084413447