Lactase-Catalyzed Bioelectrochemical Oxidation of Water Assisted with Visible LightShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: ACS Catalysis, E-ISSN 2155-5435, Vol. 7, no 7, p. 4881-4889Article in journal (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Here we present the modification of fluorinated tin oxide electrodes with In2S3, an n-type semiconductor chalcogenide that absorbs visible light (lambda <= 600 nm), and its further use as an active scaffold for laccase-catalyzed oxidation of water. Illumination of an FTO-In2S3-laccase electrode yields O-2 production at much lower applied potential in comparison to the previous example using the same laccase, where only electric energy was applied. The present system allows a diversification of the energy applied to accomplish the water splitting, taking a portion of it from the sun. This work is the first example where an enzyme other than PSII has been used in combination with visible light to biocatalyze O-2 evolution.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Chemical Society (ACS), 2017. Vol. 7, no 7, p. 4881-4889
Keywords [en]
photocatalysis, biocatalysis, laccase, water splitting, oxygen, visible light
National Category
Natural Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-14622DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b01556ISI: 000405360800082Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85023759338Local ID: 23650OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-14622DiVA, id: diva2:1418143
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