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Title: Semiconductor-metal nanoparticle hybrids with natural and artificial proton pump for hydrogen production

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to an efficient entirely man-made nanobio hybrid fabricated through cell-free expression of transmembrane proton pump followed by assembly of the synthetic protein architecture with semiconductor nanoparticles for photocatalytic H2 evolution. The system produces H2 at a turnover rate of 240 μmol of H2 (μmol protein)−1 h−1 under green and 17.74 mmol of H2 (μmol protein)−1 h−1 under white light at ambient conditions, in water at neutral pH with methanol as a sacrificial electron donor. Robsutness and flexibility of this approach allows for systemic manipulation at nanoparticle-bio interface toward directed evolution of energy materials and devices.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1525034
Patent Number(s):
10220378
Application Number:
15/611,674
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2017-06-01
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Rozhkova, Elena A., Wang, Peng, Schaller, Richard D., Dimitrijevic, Nada M., Rajh, Tijana, and Balasubramanian, Shankar G. Semiconductor-metal nanoparticle hybrids with natural and artificial proton pump for hydrogen production. United States: N. p., 2019. Web.
Rozhkova, Elena A., Wang, Peng, Schaller, Richard D., Dimitrijevic, Nada M., Rajh, Tijana, & Balasubramanian, Shankar G. Semiconductor-metal nanoparticle hybrids with natural and artificial proton pump for hydrogen production. United States.
Rozhkova, Elena A., Wang, Peng, Schaller, Richard D., Dimitrijevic, Nada M., Rajh, Tijana, and Balasubramanian, Shankar G. Tue . "Semiconductor-metal nanoparticle hybrids with natural and artificial proton pump for hydrogen production". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1525034.
@article{osti_1525034,
title = {Semiconductor-metal nanoparticle hybrids with natural and artificial proton pump for hydrogen production},
author = {Rozhkova, Elena A. and Wang, Peng and Schaller, Richard D. and Dimitrijevic, Nada M. and Rajh, Tijana and Balasubramanian, Shankar G.},
abstractNote = {Aspects of the disclosure relate to an efficient entirely man-made nanobio hybrid fabricated through cell-free expression of transmembrane proton pump followed by assembly of the synthetic protein architecture with semiconductor nanoparticles for photocatalytic H2 evolution. The system produces H2 at a turnover rate of 240 μmol of H2 (μmol protein)−1 h−1 under green and 17.74 mmol of H2 (μmol protein)−1 h−1 under white light at ambient conditions, in water at neutral pH with methanol as a sacrificial electron donor. Robsutness and flexibility of this approach allows for systemic manipulation at nanoparticle-bio interface toward directed evolution of energy materials and devices.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Tue Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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