Enhancement effect of gold nanoparticles on the bioactivity of Hydrogen-producing microbe

Abstract

In order to increase the yield of hydrogen production for hydrogen-producing microbe, the enhancement effect of nanometer-sized gold particles on the activity of hydrogen-producing microbe was studied. The yields of hydrogen production in the system added by gold nanoparticles of 6 nm and 12 nm in diameter were obviously increased by about 17% and 9% in contrast to that in blank system. The experimental results indicate that gold nanoparticles could significantly enhance the bioactivity of hydrogen-producing microbe.

Keywords

gold nanoparticles / bioactivity / hydrogen-producing microbe

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