University of Utah, USA
Abstract
Enzymes
have been employed for almost 4 decades for energy conversion in the
form of biofuel cells. However, most enzymatic biofuel cells in the
literature utilize complex biofuels, but only partially oxidize the
complex biofuel via the use of a single enzyme (i.e. glucose oxidase).
This presentation will detail the use of enzyme cascades at bioanodes
for deep to complete oxidation of fuels to improve performance. It will
also compare fuel options for biofuel cells and discuss the importance
of structural orientation of enzymes in enzymatic cascades.
Biographical Sketch
Professor
Minteer received her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry at Western Illinois
University followed by her PhD in Analytical Chemistry at University of
Iowa. In 2000, she moved to Saint Louis University as an Assistant
Professor of Chemistry and started her research program on biofuel cells
and biosensors. She has published greater than 150 publications and
greater than 250 presentations at national and international conferences
and universities. She has won several awards including the Missouri
Inventor of the Year, International Society of Electrochemistry Tajima
Prize, and the Society of Electroanalytical Chemists' Young Investigator
Award. In 2011, she moved from her position as the College of Arts and
Sciences Endowed Professor of Chemistry at Saint Louis University to
University of Utah as a USTAR Professor of Chemistry and Materials
Science & Engineering.