217th ECS Meeting - Vancouver, Canada

April 25 - April 30, 2010

PROGRAM INFORMATION
 

B4 - Biological Fuel Cells 4

Energy Technology/Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry/Organic and Biological Electrochemistry
 

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Regency E, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

Systems to Enzyme Fundamentals I

Co-Chairs: Shelley Minteer, Scott Calabrese Barton
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   394   Advanced Glucose-Air Enzymatic Fuel Cell for Portable Applications V. Svoboda, U. Lindstrom, S. Singhal (CFD Research Corporation), C. Lau and P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico)
08:20   395   Microbial Fuel Cell Design Sufficient to Power a Hydrophone over a Several Month Period K. E. Richter (SSC Pacific), D. Chadwick (SPAWAR Sytems Center Pacific) and L. Tender (Naval Research Laboratory)
08:40   396   Evolution of Sony's Biofuel Cell H. Sakai, T. Nakagawa, H. Mita, H. Kumita and Y. Tokita (Sony)
09:00   397   Potentially Implantable Glucose/Oxygen Biofuel Cells S. Shleev (Malmoe University)
09:20   398   Microstructured Biological Fuel Cells for Automatic Series-Connection and Relay Systems T. Miyake and M. Nisizawa (Tohoku University)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   399   Protein Engineering for Bioelectrocatalysis: We Can Do More than Vmax S. Banta (Columbia University)
10:40   400   Rational Design of Cellobiose Dehydrogenase for Biosensor and Biofuel Cell Applications R. Ludwig (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences), C. Sygmund (Research Centre Applied Biocatalysis), W. Harreither, D. Haltrich (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences) and L. Gorton (Lund University)
11:00   401   Development of Thermostable Gluconate 5-Dehydrogenase for Biofuel Cell System D. Yamaguchi, R. Matsumoto, Y. Goto, H. Sakai and Y. Tokita (Sony)
11:20   402   Understanding the Mechanism of Mitochondrial Bioelectrocatalysis in Organelle Based Biofuel Cells R. Arechederra and S. Minteer (Saint Louis University)
11:40   403   Fluorescence Characterization of Immobilized Enzymes G. L. Martin (University of Hawaii at Manoa), C. Lau (The University of New Mexico), S. Minteer (Saint Louis University) and M. Cooney (University of Hawaii)
 

Systems to Enzyme Fundamentals II

Co-Chairs: Vojtech Svoboda, Kenji Kano
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   404   In Situ and On-Demand Biocatalytic Hydrogen Production System for Microfuel Cells A. I. Ranta, S. Kielosto, T. Noponen and A. Halme (Helsinki University of Technology)
14:20   405   Modeling Study of a Methanol Biofuel Cell Operating on Multi-Step Enzyme Kinetics and Mediated Electron Transfer P. Kar and S. Calabrese Barton (Michigan State University)
14:40   406   Conversion of a Biofuel Cell to a Rechargeable Biobattery P. Addo, R. Arechederra and S. Minteer (Saint Louis University)
15:00   407   Novel In Situ Spectro-Electrochemical Methods for Newer Insights on Enzymatic Reaction Centers T. Arruda, S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University), D. Chakraborty and S. Calabrese Barton (Michigan State University)
15:20   408   Mechanism and Performance of an Inexpensive Monosaccharide Biofuel Cell L. O. Chetty (Brigham Young University - Hawaii), J. Kim (University of Hawaii at Manoa), N. Zhao (University of Hawaii - Hawaii Natural Energy Institute), D. Scott (Brigham Young University - Hawaii) and B. Liaw (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   409   Inhibition and Uncoupling Mechanisms in Mitochondrial Bioelectrocatalysis M. Arechederra, C. Fischer, D. Wetzel and S. Minteer (Saint Louis University)
16:20   410   Biofuel Cells Controlled by Logically Processed Biochemical Signals E. Katz (Clarkson University)
16:40   411   Glucose Oxidase Enzymes Rationally Engineered for Direct Electron Transfer T. Holland (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), S. Brozik (Sandia National Laboratories), C. Lau, P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico) and S. Banta (Columbia University)
17:00   412   Calculation of Redox Potentials in Multi-Copper Oxidases: A Combined First Principles and Molecular Dynamics Study G. Hong (AFRL/RX), D. Ivnitski (The University of New Mexico), G. Johnson (Air Force Research Laboratory), P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico) and R. Pachter (Air Force Research Laboratory)
17:20   413   Fluorescence Characterization of Enzyme Aggregation in the Immobilized State G. L. Martin (University of Hawaii at Manoa), S. Minteer (Saint Louis University) and M. Cooney (University of Hawaii)
17:40   414   Complete Oxidation of Hexose by Using a Synthetic Thermophilic Enzymes Pathway for Enzymatic Biofuel Cells Y. Wang, G. Wu, X. Ye (Virginia Tech), S. Minteer (Saint Louis University) and Y. Zhang (Virginia Tech)
 

Exhibit and Poster Hall, Conference Floor, Fairmont

Poster Session

Co-Chairs: Plamen Atanassov, Scott Banta
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
o   415   Characterization of Flow-Through Microbial Fuel Cells S. Higgins, M. Cooney (University of Hawaii), S. Minteer (Saint Louis University), P. Atanassov, C. Lau (The University of New Mexico), A. Cheung (University of Southern California), O. Bretschger (J. Craig Venture Institute) and K. Nealson (University of Southern California)
o   416   DNA-Directed Assembly of Enzymes and Nanomaterials: Small Laccase-Carbon Nanotube Supramolecular Assemblies S. Brocato (University of New Mexico), C. Lau (The University of New Mexico), E. Chi, M. Werner-Washburne (University of New Mexico), P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), G. Szilvay, C. Li and S. Banta (Columbia University)
o   417   Incorporating Shewanella Onedensis MR-1 in Silica Films Derived by Chemical Vapor Deposition J. N. Roy, C. Lau, L. Ista, P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), H. Luckarift and G. R. Johnson (Air Force Research Laboratory)
o   418   Controlling the Orientation of Multicopper Oxidases for Direct Electron Transfer P. De la Iglesia (University of New Mexico), D. Ivnitski, C. Lau and P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico)
o   419   Complete Glycerol Oxidation: Development of a Hybrid Enzymatic-Metallic Biofuel Cell A. Falase (University of New Mexico), C. Lau, P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), R. Arechederra, Z. Zulic and S. Minteer (Saint Louis University)
o   420   Measurement Setup to Study the Electrode Potentials Separately in a Printed Biofuel Cell S. Tuurala, M. H. Smolander (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), M. Valkiainen (VTT), A. Vaari (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), V. Ojala (Pöyry Industry Oy) and M. Bergelin (Åbo Akademi, Process Chemistry Centre)
o   421   Electrochemical Functionalization as a New Approach for Enzyme Immobilization M. Moumene (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)) and M. Mohamedi (INRS-EMT)
o   422   Electricity Generation Capability of Various Carbonaceous Electrodes in Microbial Fuel Cell I. Park, G. Gnana Kumar, A. Kim, K. Nahm and P. Kim (Chonbuk National University)
 

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Regency E, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

Microbial Fuel Cells I

Co-Chairs: Michael Cooney, Justin Biffinger
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   423   Small Scale Microbial Fuel Cells and Different Ways of Reporting Output I. A. Ieropoulos, J. Winfield and J. Greenman (University of the West of England)
08:20   424   Toward Predicting the Power Output of Benthic Microbial Fuel Cells R. M. Snider, Y. Furukawa, J. Book, A. Quaid and L. Tender (Naval Research Laboratory)
08:40   425   Microbial Fuel Cells Based on Immobilized Bacteria Using Carbon Nanoparticles and Chemical Modification Y. Yuan and S. Kim (Konkuk University)
09:00 Intermission (20 Minutes)
09:20   426   Bacterial Nanowires and Electricity Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Y. A. Gorby (J. Craig Venter Institute), M. El-Naggar (University of Southern California), G. Wanger (J. Craig Venter Institute), T. Yuzvinsky (University of Southern California) and K. Nealson (J. Craig Venter Institute)
10:00   427   Electrochemical-Induced Growth of Biofilms in Microbial Fuel Cells D. Leech, K. Katuri, T. Catal, R. Saravanan, S. Boland (National University of Ireland, Galway) and P. Kavanagh (National University of Ireland)
10:20   428   Voltammetric Analysis of Biofilms Catalyzing Cathode Reactions and Implications for Solar Microbial Fuel Cells S. Strycharz, R. M. Snider and L. Tender (Naval Research Laboratory)
10:40   429   Cellular Encapsulation by Silica CVD: 'Artificial Biofilms' in Microbial Fuel Cells H. Luckarift, S. Sizemore, G. R. Johnson (Air Force Research Laboratory), G. Gupta (Los Alamos National Laboratory), G. Lopez (University of New Mexico) and P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico)
11:00   430   Electrochemical and Metabolic Control of Electron Transfer in Biofilms H. Beyenal, A. Dewan, J. Babuta, H. Ngyen, R. Renslow and B. Cao (Washington State University)
11:20   431   Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance to Monitor Biofilm Growth and Properties during BioElectrochemical System Inoculation and Load Conditions S. T. Brown, S. Read, A. Rowlands, B. Laycock, J. Cooper-White and J. Keller (University of Queensland)
11:40   432   Microbial Fuel Cells and Algae I. A. Ieropoulos, J. Greenman (University of the West of England) and M. Sauer (University of Duisburg-Essen)
 

Microbial Fuel Cells II

Co-Chairs: Donal Leech, Nicolas Mano
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   433   Voltammetric Analysis of Geobacter Sulfurreducens: Catalyzed Anode Reactions L. M. Tender, S. Strycharz and R. Snider (Naval Research Laboratory)
 

Biocatalytic Cathodes

TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:40   434   Design and Characterization of Nanostructured Laccase Electrodes D. Ivnitski (The University of New Mexico), H. Luckarift (Air Force Research Laboratory), C. Khripin, B. Halevi (University of New Mexico), G. R. Johnson (Air Force Research Laboratory) and P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico)
15:00   435   Development of Bioelectrocatalytic Multi-Component Films for Reduction of Oxygen and Hydrogen Peroxide P. J. Kulesza, B. Kowalewska, A. Dobrzaniecka and K. Miecznikowski (University of Warsaw)
15:20   436   Synergy Effect of Multiple Redox Enzymes at Carbon Nanocomposite Electrodes: Towards a High Potential Biocathode L. Stoica, W. Jia, Y. Ackermann (Ruhr-University Bochum) and W. Schuhmann (Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   437   Air Diffusion Biocathode Based on Direct Electron Transfer-Type Bioelectrocatalysis K. Kano and S. Tsujimura (Kyoto University)
16:40   438   Principal Component Analysis of In Situ Spectro-Electrochemistry Data for ORR Catalyzed by Laccase K. Artyushkova, P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), T. Arruda and S. Mukerjee (Northeastern University)
17:00   439   Development of High Performance Bio-Cathode T. Nakagawa, H. Mita, H. Kumita, H. Sakai and Y. Tokita (Sony)
17:20   440   Bilirubin Oxidase as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction L. Dos Santos (Universidade de Sao Paulo), C. Blanford (University of Oxford), V. Climent (Universidad de Alicante), E. Gonzalez (University of São Paulo) and F. Armstrong (University of Oxford)
17:40   441   Air-Breathing Enzymatic Cathode for Portable Biofuel Cells C. Lau, P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), V. Svoboda and S. Singhal (CFD Research Corporation)
 

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Regency E, 3rd Floor, Hyatt

Mediators & Materials I

Co-Chairs: Jungbae Kim, Sergey Shleev
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
08:00   442   Cyclic Voltammetric Study of Glucose Oxidation in Alkaline Solution with the Presence of Viologen J. Kim, N. Zhao (University of Hawaii at Manoa), D. Scott (Brigham Young University - Hawaii), M. Dubarry and B. Liaw (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
08:20   443   Methylene Green Electrodeposited on SWNTs-Based "Bucky Papers" for NADH and L-Malate Oxidation. C. W. Narváez Villarrubia, R. A. Rincón (University of New Mexico), P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), V. Radhakrishnan and V. Davis (Auburn University)
08:40   444   Characterization of Redox Hydrogel Thin-Film Electrodes for Precise Estimate of Hydrogel Transport Properties and Kinetic Parameters of Enzymes D. Chakraborty and S. Calabrese Barton (Michigan State University)
09:00   445   Flow-Through 3D Biofuel Cell Anodes for NAD-Dependent Enzymes R. A. Rincón (University of New Mexico), C. Lau and P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico)
09:20   446   Poly(Methylene Blue) and Poly(Methylene Green): Comparison Between the Electrochemical and Chemical Syntheses, Chemical Properties and Application as an NADH Electrocatalyst M. Arechederra, C. Jenkins (Saint Louis University), R. A. Rincón (University of New Mexico), K. Artyushkova, P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico) and S. Minteer (Saint Louis University)
09:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
10:00   447   Redoxpolymers and Nanostructured Electrode Surfaces: Design and Optimization of Biofuel Cell Electrodes W. Schuhmann (Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum)
10:40   448   Investigation of Conducting Polymers Containing Amino Reactive Groups for Enzyme Immobilization by Microencapsulation in Biofuel Cells M. Hébert and D. Rochefort (Université de Montréal)
11:00   449   Combining Mediator and Enzyme Libraries for Biocatalytic Fuel Cell Performance D. Leech (National University of Ireland, Galway), P. Kavanagh (National University of Ireland), S. Boland, R. Saravanan and P. Jenkins (National University of Ireland, Galway)
11:20   450   New Materials for Biofuel Cell Anodes Based on Linear Poly(ethylenimine) and Ferrocene M. Meredith, D. Schmidtke and D. Glatzhofer (University of Oklahoma)
11:40   451   High-Surface-Area Bioanode Made of Redox Polymer Grafted Carbon and Glucose Oxidase T. Tamaki (Tokyo Institute of Technology), A. Hiraide (The University of Tokyo), H. Ohashi (Tokyo Institute of Technology), T. Ito and T. Yamaguchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology and The University of Tokyo)
 

Materials II

Co-Chairs: Glenn Johnson, Wolfgang Schuhmann
TimeAbs#Title and Authors
14:00   452   Engineering Enzymes for High Power Biofuel Cells N. Mano (CRPP - UPR 8642)
14:40   453   Carbon Nanotubes as a Conductive Interface for Enzymatic Fuel Cell Designs H. Luckarift, R. Ramasamy, L. Barnes (Air Force Research Laboratory), D. Ivnitski, P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico), R. Pachter and G. R. Johnson (Air Force Research Laboratory)
15:00   454   Bioelectrocatalytic Reaction of Fructose Dehydrogenase on Mesoporous Carbon Electrodes S. Tsujimura, A. Nishina, Y. Hamano (Kyoto University), S. Shiraishi (Gunma University) and K. Kano (Kyoto University)
15:20   455   Effect of Nanostructured Carbon Electrode Surfaces on the Percentage of Adsorbed Redox Enzyme Molecules in Direct Electron Transfer Contact F. Chekin (Mazandaran University), V. Coman (DTU Nanotech Technical University of Denmark), F. Tasca, M. N. Zafar (Lund University), G. Safina (University of Gotherburg), W. Harreither, R. Ludwig (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences) and L. Gorton (Lund University)
15:40 Intermission (20 Minutes)
16:00   456   Nanobiocatalysis and Its Potential Applications in Biofuel Cells J. Kim (Korea University)
16:20   457   Engineered Bio-Nano Materials for Improved Biofuel Cell Electrodes N. Akers (Akermin), W. L. Gellett, J. Schumacher, D. Le (Akermin, Inc.), W. Patterson (University of New Mexico) and P. Atanassov (The University of New Mexico)
16:40   458   Use of Chitosan in the Development of Mesoporous Carbon Structures for Use in Bioelectrocatalysis K. Sjöholm, R. Arechederra, E. Schwarz (Saint Louis University), M. Cooney (University of Hawaii) and S. Minteer (Saint Louis University)
17:00   459   Biofuel Cell Based on Printed Bioelectrocatalytic Layers M. H. Smolander, A. Vaari, S. Tuurala, M. Valkiainen, H. Boer, A. Koivula, J. Keskinen, O. Kaukoniemi, J. Uotila (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland) and M. Bergelin (Åbo Akademi, Process Chemistry Centre)
17:20   460   Development of Sol-Gel Bioelectrodes for Low Temperature Biofuel Cell: Covalent Immobilization of Glucose Oxidase and Laccase on Conductive Carbon-Chitosan Composites C. E. La Rotta, G. Ciniciato and E. Gonzalez (University of São Paulo)