Learning from photosynthesis: how to use solar energy to make fuels

被引:12
作者
Cogdell, Richard J. [1 ]
Gardiner, Alastair T. [1 ]
Cronin, Leroy [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Glasgow, Glasgow Biomed Res Ctr, Inst Mol Cell & Syst Biol, Glasgow G12 8TA, Lanark, Scotland
[2] Univ Glasgow, WestCHEM, Sch Chem, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
来源
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES | 2012年 / 370卷 / 1972期
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
photosynthesis; solar energy; artificial photosynthesis; light-harvesting; reaction centres; solar fuel; LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE; ANGSTROM RESOLUTION; PHOTOSYSTEM-II; BACTERIA; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; PROTEIN;
D O I
10.1098/rsta.2011.0422
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
This short review describes how the basic reactions of photosynthesis can be broken down into four distinct steps. The current understanding of the molecular mechanisms of these steps, within light-harvesting complexes and reaction centres, in this process is discussed as a framework for the construction of artificial systems capable of using solar energy to make fuels.
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页码:3819 / 3826
页数:8
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