Photosynthetic energy conversion: natural and artificial
Abstract
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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The average efficiency of photosynthesis is around 0.2% globally.
“Although photosynthesis is an inefficient process (the average efficiency is around 0.2% globally 67 )”
From The technological and economic prospects for CO2 utilization and removal (2019) · cites this paper as [67]
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- Authors
- Barber, J.
- Affiliations
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Barber, James
- ORCID
- Barber, James
- Venue
- Chem. Soc. Rev.
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2009
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 185-196
- ISSN
- 0306-0012 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-4744
- OpenAlex
- W2057833130
- Cited by
- 1,843
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Chemical Society Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- California Institute of Technology
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
- Keywords
- photosystem II, water splitting, photosynthesis, artificial photosynthesis, biomass energy, CO2 reduction, solar energy conversion, evolution of photosynthesis
- MeSH terms
- Conservation of Energy Resources, Energy-Generating Resources, Photosynthesis, Solar Energy, Water, Greenhouse Effect, Biomass, Biomimetics, Photosystem II Protein Complex
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