Fuel cells are devices which interconvert chemical and electrical energy. Conventional fuel cells use precious metals such as Pt as both the anode and cathode catalysts, and use fuels such as H2 as energy sources. Our research is focussed on usnig enzymes to catalyse the oxidation of H2 to protons, and in coupling this reaction to an enzyme-catalysed reduction, such as that of O2 to O2-, producing water and electricity as the only products.
Fuel cells are devices which interconvert chemical and electrical energy. Conventional fuel cells use precious metals such as Pt as both the anode and cathode catalysts, and use fuels such as H2 as energy sources. Our research is focussed on usnig enzymes to catalyse the oxidation of H2 to protons, and in coupling this reaction to an enzyme-catalysed reduction, such as that of O2 to O2-, producing water and electricity as the only products.
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