화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.37, No.7, 1241-1250, July, 2020
DOI10.1007/s11814-020-0539-9  Export Citation
Microbial fuel cell-assisted biogenic synthesis of gold nanoparticles and its application to energy production and hydrogen peroxide detection
Md Rezaul Karim1, Thi Hiep Han1, 2, †, Sandesh Y. Sawant1, Jae-jin Shim1, Moon Yong Lee1, Woo Kyoung Kim1, Jong Su Kim3, and Moo Hwan Cho1, †
  • 1School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea
  • 2Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Biophysics, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 3Department of Physics, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea
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This paper reports the simultaneous synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with a spherical and stable structure using microbial fuel cell (MFC) biofilms. The green, facile, chemical stabilizers and capping-agent free AuNPs synthesis allow the binder-free in situ decoration of AuNPs on MFC anode electrode with the help of special interactions of biofilm. The MFC with AuNPs decorated carbon foam anode electrode produced 62.5% higher (46.37Wm-3) power density than that of the MFC equipped with plain carbon foam anode (control). The AuNPs facilitated the good adhesion of bacteria, amplified the conductivity, and reduced the internal resistance, resulting in improved overall MFC performance. In addition, the peroxide-mimicking activity was evaluated and the MFC-synthesized AuNPs exhibited significantly higher peroxidase mimicking activity than the chemically synthesized AuNPs, thereby, allowing the easy and rapid colorimetric detection of hydrogen peroxide with a detection limit of 20 μM.
Keywords:Gold Nanoparticles;Hydrogen Peroxide Detection;Microbial Fuel Cell;Power Generation
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