Proteins-Based Nanocatalysts for Energy Conversion Reactions
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Proteins‑Based Nanocatalysts for Energy Conversion Reactions Daily Rodriguez‑Padron1 · Md Ariful Ahsan2,3 · Mohamed Fathi Sanad2 · Rafael Luque1,4 · Alain R. Puente Santiago2 Received: 2 January 2020 / Accepted: 10 June 2020 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Abstract In recent years, the incorporation of molecular enzymes into nanostructured frameworks to create efficient energy conversion biomaterials has gained increasing interest as a promising strategy owing to both the dynamic behavior of proteins for their electrocatalytic function and the unique properties of the synergistic interactions between proteins and nanosized materials. Herein, we review the impact of proteins on energy conversion fields and the contribution of proteins to the improved activity of the resulting nanocomposites. We address different strategies to fabricate proteinbased nanocatalysts as well as current knowledge on the structure–function relationships of enzymes during the catalytic processes. Additionally, a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art bioelectrocatalytic materials for water-splitting reactions such as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reactions (OER) is afforded. Finally, we briefly envision opportunities to develop a new generation of electrocatalysts towards the electrochemical reduction of N2 to NH3 using theoretical tools to built nature-inspired nitrogen reduction reaction catalysts. Keywords Proteins · Nanomaterials · Energy conversion Daily Rodriguez-Padron and Md Ariful Ahsan contributed equally to this work. This article is part of the Topical Collection“Surface-modified Nanobiomaterials for Electrochemical andBiomedicine Applications”; edited by “Alain R. Puente-Santiago, DailyRodríguez-Padrón”. * Alain R. Puente Santiago [email protected] 1
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C‑3), Ctra Nnal IV‑A, Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
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Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, Houston 77005, USA
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Peoples Friendship University of Russia, (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho‑Maklaya Str., 117198 Moscow, Russia
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Topics in Current Chemistry
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1 Introduction Proteins are well-designed nanosized machines that can dynamically catalyze myriad catalytic reactions with molecular-level accuracy [1–4]. As an example of heterogeneous catalysis, electrocatalysis, which explores the relationship between the physicochemical properties of electrode materials and both their underlying mechanism and rate of the electrode reactions, have been widely investigated. Particularly, the development of bio-based advanced energy conversion nanosystems has recently emerged as an important and attractive topic. Water-splitting reactions represent a promising and sustainable way to obtain hydrogen and oxygen through the development of renewable
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