Photosynthetic energy conversion: natural and artificial

James Barber

doi:10.1039/B802262N

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Photosynthetic energy conversion: natural and artificial

James Barber

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 185-196

DOI: 10.1039/B802262N
Received 15 Sep 2008, First published on the web 10 Nov 2008
This article is part of the collection: Renewable Energy

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Photosystem II (PSII) is the water splitting enzyme of photosynthesis. Its appearance during evolution dramatically changed the chemical composition of our planet and set in motion an unprecedented explosion in biological activity. Powered by sunlight, PSII supplies biology with the ‘hydrogen’ needed to convert carbon dioxide into organic molecules. The questions now are can we continue to exploit this photosynthetic process through increased use of biomass as an energy source and, more importantly, can we address the energy/CO₂ problem by developing new photochemical technologies which mimic the natural system? (Critical review, 82 references)

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