Facile Functionalization of Carbon Electrodes for Efficient Electroenzymatic Hydrogen Production.

Liu, Yongpeng; Webb, Sophie; Moreno-García, Pavel; Kulkarni, Amogh; Maroni, Plinio; Broekmann, Peter; Milton, Ross D (2023). Facile Functionalization of Carbon Electrodes for Efficient Electroenzymatic Hydrogen Production. JACS Au, 3(1), pp. 124-130. ACS Publications 10.1021/jacsau.2c00551

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Enzymatic electrocatalysis holds promise for new biotechnological approaches to produce chemical commodities such as molecular hydrogen (H2). However, typical inhibitory limitations include low stability and/or low electrocatalytic currents (low product yields). Here we report a facile single-step electrode preparation procedure using indium-tin oxide nanoparticles on carbon electrodes. The subsequent immobilization of a model [FeFe]-hydrogenase from Clostridium pasteurianum ("CpI") on the functionalized carbon electrode permits comparatively large quantities of H2 to be produced in a stable manner. Specifically, we observe current densities of >8 mA/cm2 at -0.8 V vs the standard hydrogen electrode (SHE) by direct electron transfer (DET) from cyclic voltammetry, with an onset potential for H2 production close to its standard potential at pH 7 (approximately -0.4 V vs. SHE). Importantly, hydrogenase-modified electrodes show high stability retaining ∼92% of their electrocatalytic current after 120 h of continuous potentiostatic H2 production at -0.6 V vs. SHE; gas chromatography confirmed ∼100% Faradaic efficiency. As the bioelectrode preparation method balances simplicity, performance, and stability, it paves the way for DET on other electroenzymatic reactions as well as semiartificial photosynthesis.

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