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Hydrogen Production. Green Algae as a Source of Energy

Melis, Anastasios, Happe, Thomas·2001·Plant Physiology

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Hydrogen gas is thought to be the ideal fuel for a world in which air pollution has been alleviated, global warming has been arrested, and the environment has been protected in an economically sustainable manner. Hydrogen and electricity could team to provide attractive options in transportation and power generation. Interconversion between these two forms of energy suggests on-site utilization of hydrogen to generate electricity, with the electrical power grid serving in energy transportation, distribution utilization, and hydrogen regeneration as needed. A challenging problem in establishing H2 as a source of energy for the future is the renewable and environmentally friendly generation of large quantities of H2 gas. Thus, processes that are presently conceptual in nature, or at a developmental stage in the laboratory, need to be encouraged, tested for feasibility, and otherwise applied toward commercialization.

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  • A number of algal species can be induced to produce hydrogen gas using the reducing potential of photosynthesis in a reaction catalyzed by a hydrogenase.

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Authors
Melis, A., & Happe, T.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
  • University of Bonn (DE)
Venue
Plant Physiology
Published
2001-11-01
Volume
127
Issue
3
Pages
740-748
ISSN
  • 0032-0889 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-2548
OpenAlex
W2147954119
Cited by
655
References
46
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • California Energy Commission
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California
  • Office of the President, University of California
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Energy Engineering and Power Technology › Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
Keywords
hydrogen production, green algae, renewable energy, biohydrogen, hydrogen fuel
MeSH terms
Chlorophyta, Bioelectric Energy Sources, Chloroplasts, Electricity, Energy-Generating Resources, Hydrogen, Hydrogenase, Iron-Sulfur Proteins, Light, Oxygen, Photosynthesis, Water, Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins

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