Enzymatic fuel cell
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1. A battery comprising a first compartment, a second compartment and a barrier separating the first and second compartments, wherein the barrier comprises a proton transporting moiety.
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Provided is a battery comprising a first compartment, a second compartment and a barrier separating the first and second compartments, wherein the barrier comprises a proton transporting moiety.
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18 Claims
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1. A battery comprising a first compartment, a second compartment and a barrier separating the first and second compartments, wherein the barrier comprises a proton transporting moiety.
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2. A battery comprising:
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a first compartment;
a second compartment;
a barrier separating the first compartment from the second compartment;
said barrier having a proton transporting moiety;
a first electrode;
a second electrode;
a redox enzyme in the first compartment in communication with the first electrode to receive electrons therefrom;
an electron carrier in the first compartment in chemical communication with the redox enzyme; and
an electron receiving composition in the second compartment in chemical communication with the second electrode, wherein, in operation, an electrical current flows along a conductive pathway formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a battery with a first compartment and a second compartment comprising:
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enzymatically oxidizing an electron carrier and delivering the electrons to a first electrode in chemical communication with the first compartment;
catalyzing the transfer of protons from the first compartment to the second compartment; and
reducing an electron receiving molecule with electrodes conveyed through a circuit from the first electrode to a second electrode located in the second compartment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A battery comprising:
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a first compartment;
a second compartment;
a barrier separating the first compartment from the second compartment;
a first electrode;
a second electrode;
a redox enzyme in the first compartment in communication with the first electrode to receive electrons therefrom, the redox enzyme incorporated in a lipid composition;
an electron carrier in the first compartment in chemical communication with the redox enzyme; and
an electron receiving composition in the second compartment in chemical communication with the second electrode, wherein, in operation, an electrical current flows along a conductive pathway formed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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18. A method of operating a battery with a first compartment and a second compartment comprising:
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enzymatically oxidizing, with an enzyme incorporated into a lipid composition, an electron carrier and delivering the electrons to a first electrode in chemical communication with the first compartment; and
reducing an electron receiving molecule with electrodes conveyed through a circuit from the first electrode to a second electrode located in the second compartment.
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