Development of Membrane-less Biofuel Cells for Implantable Electrically Operated Devices
Lead Research Organisation:
Newcastle University
Department Name: Chemical Engineering & Advanced Material
Abstract
Advances made in medical science have led to an increasing number of implantable devices, which need miniaturised, implantable and lowpower power sources to support their operation. Fuel cell research and development has enormous potential to revolutionise power sources. Biofuel cells use biocatalysts to convert chemical energy into electrical energy and offer specific advantages over other renewable energy conversion methods. Thus the aim of this project is to develop an implantable, miniature, long-life and low-power fuel cell. Although there is promise in biofuel cells there are a number of problems and challenges to be overcome, which include development of suitable enzyme electrocatalysts and miniaturisation of compact cell systems. In the proposed research, the focus will be on developing more efficient novel enzyme electrodes by investigating new methods for immobilising enzymes onto electrode substrates and modifying enzymes and mediators. The programme will research novel systems, based on nano-carbons and membrane-less fuel cells, to create compact low cost power sources. The programme involves collaboration with a leading International research group in North America and the medical school and nanotechnology centre at Newcastle. Furthermore the application of carbon nanotubes in biofuel cells makes possible the development of nano fuel cells for powering nano devices
Publications
Güven G
(2016)
Power Harvesting from Human Serum in Buckypaper-Based Enzymatic Biofuel Cell
in Frontiers in Energy Research
Hao Yu E
(2010)
Enzymatic Biofuel Cells-Fabrication of Enzyme Electrodes
in Energies
HaoYu E
(2007)
Microbial fuel cell performance with non-Pt cathode catalysts
in Journal of Power Sources
Hussain Anisah Tariq
(2014)
Development of non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) electrochemical biosensor for energy metabolism studies
Li D
(2022)
Comprehensive Renewable Energy
Sahin S
(2018)
Simultaneous Electrochemical Detection of Glucose and Non-Esterified Fatty Acids (NEFAs) for Diabetes Management
in IEEE Sensors Journal
Scott K
(2012)
Comprehensive Renewable Energy
Yu E
(2007)
Enzyme Electrodes for Glucose Oxidation Prepared by Electropolymerization of Pyrrole
in Process Safety and Environmental Protection
Yu E
(2008)
Electrochemical reduction of oxygen with iron phthalocyanine in neutral media
in Journal of Applied Electrochemistry
Yu E
(2012)
Direct oxidation alkaline fuelcells: from materials to systems
in Energy Environ. Sci.
Yu E
(2010)
Principles and Materials Aspects of Direct Alkaline Alcohol Fuel Cells
in Energies
Yu EH
(2010)
Feasibility study of introducing redox property by modification of PMBN polymer for biofuel cell applications.
in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology
Yu EH
(2010)
Feasibility study of introducing redox property by modification of PMBN polymer for biofuel cell applications.
in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology
Yu EH
(2011)
Electrochemical oxidation of glucose using mutant glucose oxidase from directed protein evolution for biosensor and biofuel cell applications.
in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology
Description | KTA |
Amount | £45,930 (GBP) |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2011 |
End | 07/2012 |
Description | KTA |
Amount | £58,388 (GBP) |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2010 |
End | 06/2011 |
Description | Knowledge transfer award, impact accelerate award |
Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2014 |
End | 07/2015 |
Description | RRFW |
Amount | £67,435 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/K015788/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2012 |
End | 10/2012 |
Description | RRFW |
Amount | £593,510 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/L01422X/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2013 |
End | 07/2017 |
Description | Jacob |
Organisation | RWTH Aachen University |
Department | Institute of Biotechnology |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Investigation and characterisation of mutant enzymes for biosensor and bioelectrochemical applications. |
Collaborator Contribution | Provide mutant enzymes and introduce techniques for enzyme purification. |
Impact | Publication Yu, E., Prodanovic, R., Güven, G., Ostafe, R., and Schwaneberg, U., Electrochemical Oxidation of Glucose Using Mutant Glucose Oxidase from Directed Protein Evolution for Biosensor and Biofuel Cell Applications. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2011. 165(7): p. 1448-1457. Grant EPSRC Knowledge Transfer Award: Development of NEFA biosensors This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration between chemical engineering and bioscience. |
Start Year | 2007 |
Description | PennState |
Organisation | Penn State University |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Introduce new oxygen reduction catalysts to microbial fuel cells (MFC), and introduce new method of preparing electrodes. |
Collaborator Contribution | Provide cell design and set up MFCs for investigation. |
Impact | Publications Yu, E.H., Cheng, S., Scott, K., and Logan, B., Microbial fuel cell performance with non-Pt cathode catalysts. Journal of Power Sources, 2007. 171(2): p. 275-281. Yu, E.H., Cheng, S., Logan, B.E., and Scott, K., Electrochemical reduction of oxygen with iron phthalocyanine in neutral media. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 2009. 39(5): p. 705-711. Grants NERC Resource recovery from waste NE/K015788/1, NE/L01422X/1 (1.1M) Collaboration between Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Tokyo Uni |
Organisation | University of Tokyo |
Country | Japan |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Develop a new method to modify biopolymer with redox property for biosensor/biofuel cell applications. |
Collaborator Contribution | Provide biopolymer and hosted research visit. |
Impact | Publications Yu, E., Himuro, Y., Takai, M., and Ishihara, K., Feasibility Study of Introducing Redox Property by Modification of PMBN Polymer for Biofuel Cell Applications. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2010. 160(4): p. 1094-1101. Prepared several grant proposals. It is a multi-disciplinary collaboration between electrochemical engineering and materials science. |
Start Year | 2007 |