Enzyme Catalyzed Glucose Biofuel Cells: Advancements Towards the Fabrication of Electrodes for Biofuel Cell Applications

Abstract

In last decades, glucose biofuel cells gained enormous attention of the researchers working on the development of glucose biofuel cells. Glucose biofuel cells have the potential to provide the energy for the electrical vehicles and implantable devices. In last few years, fuel cell based vehicles were also developed and have attracted the people. Moreover, glucose biofuel cells are environmental friendly and may also be used in implantable devices. The performance of the glucose biofuel cells can be affected by the quality of the fabricated electrodes. Thus, in last few years, researchers have developed different electrode materials for the construction of electrodes for high performance glucose biofuel cells. In general different nano-materials and polymers have been used as electro-catalysts in the construction of electrodes for glucose biofuel cells. The higher electro-catalytic activity of the electro-catalysts accelerates the electrochemical oxidation of glucose in biofuel cells. In this chapter, we have reviewed the advances in the preparation of electrodes for the developments of glucose biofuel cells. Moreover, the challenges and prospective of the glucose biofuel cells have also been discussed. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021. All rights are reserved.