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Engineering bionanoreactor in bacteria for efficient hydrogen production.

Weiming Tu¹, Ian P Thompson¹, Wei E Huang¹

¹Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

|July 10, 2024

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Engineered bacteria produce hydrogen efficiently using a bionanoreactor. This system integrates nanomaterials and synthetic biology for enhanced renewable energy production from water splitting.

Keywords:

Gloeobacter rhodopsin H2 production Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 bionanoreactor nanomaterials

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Area of Science:

Biotechnology
Nanomaterials Science
Renewable Energy

Background:

Hydrogen production via water splitting is crucial for sustainable energy.
Developing efficient bionanoreactor systems is key for clean energy.
Electroactive bacteria offer potential for microbial electrosynthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

To engineer a bionanoreactor in *Shewanella oneidensis* MR-1 for enhanced hydrogen production.
To optimize electron and proton transfer using nanomaterials and genetic engineering.
To achieve high yield and Faraday efficiency for microbial hydrogen generation.

Main Methods:

Engineering the periplasmic space of *Shewanella oneidensis* MR-1 as a bionanoreactor.
Utilizing microbially reduced graphene oxide (rGO) coated electrodes for improved electron transfer.
Introducing *Gloeobacter* rhodopsin (GR) and canthaxanthin for enhanced proton transport.
Overexpressing native [FeFe]-hydrogenase for increased hydrogen generation.

Main Results:

Achieved a 35.6% increase in hydrogen production rate with engineered proton transport.
Further improved hydrogen production rate by 56.8% through hydrogenase overexpression.
The bionanoreactor demonstrated a hydrogen yield of 80.4 μmol/mg protein/day.
Obtained a Faraday efficiency of 80% at -0.75 V potential.

Conclusions:

The developed periplasmic bionanoreactor effectively integrates nanomaterial and biological components.
This approach offers an efficient strategy for microbial electrosynthesis and hydrogen production.
The engineered *S. oneidensis* system shows significant promise for renewable energy applications.