Heat-fueled enzymatic cascade for selective oxyfunctionalization of hydrocarbons.

ABSTRACT: Heat is a fundamental feedstock, where more than 80% of global energy comes from fossil-based heating process. However, it is mostly wasted due to a lack of proper techniques of utilizing the low-quality waste heat (<100 °C). Here we report thermoelectrobiocatalytic chemical conversion systems for heat-fueled, enzyme-catalyzed oxyfunctionalization reactions. Thermoelectric bismuth telluride (Bi₂Te₃) directly converts low-temperature waste heat into chemical energy in the form of H₂O₂ near room temperature. The streamlined reaction scheme (e.g., water, heat, enzyme, and thermoelectric material) promotes enantio- and chemo-selective hydroxylation and epoxidation of representative substrates (e.g., ethylbenzene, propylbenzene, tetralin, cyclohexane,

SUBMITTER: Yoon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9243031 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature