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Electron Transfer Kinetics Explorer

Direct electron transferCytochrome biochemistrySynthetic biologyElectrode potentialsBiofilm metabolomics

Try with TerAvest's Published Data

Shewanella MR-1 Direct Transfer

Based on "Oxidizing electrode potentials decrease current production" (2014)

  • • Exchange current density: 0.15 A/m²
  • • Transfer coefficient α: 0.45
  • • Optimal potential: +0.2 V
  • • Cytochrome c pathway

High Potential Conditions

Showing cytochrome inactivation effects

  • • Reduced exchange current: 0.05 A/m²
  • • Altered kinetics above +0.4 V
  • • Decreased coulombic efficiency
  • • Metabolic stress indicators

Research Question: Use the tool below to explore how changing electrode potential affects electron transfer rates in your system. Compare the "Shewanella MR-1" preset with "High Performance Electrode" to see the difference TerAvest observed.

Interactive Butler-Volmer Kinetics

Real-time visualization of electrode kinetics with parameter export for computational models

Kinetic Parameters

-0.5V0.100V+0.5V

25.0°C

Current Results

Total Current:0.686 A/m²
Anodic Current:0.700 A/m²
Cathodic Current:-0.014 A/m²

Analysis

Rate Determining:anodic
Thermal Voltage:25.7 mV
|η|/RT/F Ratio:3.9
Tafel approximation valid when |η| > 50mV

Butler-Volmer Equation

i = i₀ [exp(αₐFη/RT) - exp(-αcFη/RT)]
where: i = current density, i₀ = exchange current density, αₐ,αc = transfer coefficients, F = Faraday constant, η = overpotential, R = gas constant, T = temperature