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Proteins-Based Nanocatalysts for Energy Conversion Reactions

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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 protein-based 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.

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    Daily Rodriguez-Padron & Rafael Luque

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA

    Md Ariful Ahsan, Mohamed Fathi Sanad & Alain R. Puente Santiago

  3. Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, Houston, 77005, USA

    Md Ariful Ahsan

  4. Peoples Friendship University of Russia, (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Str., 117198, Moscow, Russia

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Rodriguez-Padron, D., Ahsan, M.A., Sanad, M.F. et al. Proteins-Based Nanocatalysts for Energy Conversion Reactions. Top Curr Chem (Z) 378, 43 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-020-00306-6

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