Immobilization of glucose oxidase using branched polyethyleneimines of various molecular weights for glucose based biofuel cell

Yeonjoo Ahn, Yongjin Chung, Yongchai Kwon

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Abstract

In this study, we fabricated the catalysts for enzymatic biofuel cell anode with carbon nanotube (CNT), glucose oxidase (GOx) and various molecular weights branched poly(ethyleneimine)(bPEI) and terephthalaldehyde (TPA) as cross-linker. In case of GOx/bPEI/CNT using only physical entrapments for immobilization, the molecular weights of bPEI didn't affect to electrochemical performances and long term stability. but that of the catalysts cross linked via TPA (TPA[GOx/bPEI/CNT]) improved and the mass transfer of glucose to FAD was interrupted as increasing of the bPEI's molecular weights. Furthermore, it was confirmed that the optimum molecular weight of PEI for TPA [GOx/bPEI/CNT]) structure is 750k that showed marvelous high performance (maximum power density of 0.995 mW·cm-2).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)693-697
Number of pages5
JournalKorean Chemical Engineering Research
Volume54
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2016

Keywords

  • Biofuelcell
  • Glucose
  • Glucose oxidase
  • Polyethyleneimine
  • Protein immobilization

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