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by ruth on October 18, 2006

According to the reserachers, these preliminary findings suggest that these protein have the potential to be used in developing small biofuel cells.
Using pure protein opens up the possibility of shrinking biofuel cells to power small electronic devices, Squier said. Whole-organism biofuel cells require engineers to design a space-adding membrane that prevents unwanted reactions between fuel, the charge-transporting agent and the electron-accepting metal, the latter being the electrode that carries the electricity to the device. In purified protein fuel cells, the seal made by the protein coating on the electrode effectively acts in place of the membrane.
More details from the feature report from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
[Photo: Artist's depiction of purified, electrified bacterial cell outer membrane protein (OmcA) binding with and passing electrons to the iron-rich mineral hematite. Source: PNNL]
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biocell
biofuel
alternative+energy
microbiology
fuel+cells
nanotechnology
biotech
biofuel+cells
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An interesting idea from scientists is to get energy from biological processes. Now they extracted a protein that may be used as a micro-reactor to produce energy within a biofuel cells. According to the reserachers, these preliminary findings suggest ...
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