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Photobiological hydrogen-producing systems

Year: 2008

Type: review

Abstract: Hydrogen photoproduction by micro-organisms combines the photosynthetic properties of oxygenic and non-oxygenic microbes with the activity of H2-producing enzymes in nature: hydrogenases and nitrogenases. The overall efficiency of the process depends on the separate efficiencies of photosynthesis and enzymatic catalysis. This tutorial review discusses the biochemical pathways for H2 production in different organisms, barriers to be overcome, and possible suggestions for integrating photobiological H2 production with fermentative, anaerobic systems for a potentially more efficient process.

Source: Chemical Society Reviews

DOI: 10.1039/b718939g

Authors: Maria Lucia Ghirardi, Alexandra Dubini, Jianping Yu, Pin-Ching Maness

Institution: National Laboratory of the Rockies

Language: English

Topic: Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins

Subfield: Biochemistry

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, National Renewable Energy Laboratory