19-09-2017, 04:09 PM
Artificial photosynthesis is a chemical process that replicates the natural process of photosynthesis, a process that converts sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and oxygen; as imitation of a natural process is bio-mimetic. The term, artificial photosynthesis, is commonly used to refer to any scheme to capture and store the energy of sunlight in the chemical bonds of a fuel (a solar fuel). The division of photo-catalytic water converts water to hydrogen and oxygen ions, and is an important research topic of artificial photosynthesis. The reduction of light-driven carbon dioxide is another process studied, which reproduces the natural carbon fixation.
Research on this topic includes the design and assembly of devices for the direct production of solar fuels, photo-electrochemistry and their application in fuel cells, and the engineering of enzymes and photo-auto-tropic microorganisms for microbial biofuel and the production of bio-hydrogen from the sunlight.
Research on this topic includes the design and assembly of devices for the direct production of solar fuels, photo-electrochemistry and their application in fuel cells, and the engineering of enzymes and photo-auto-tropic microorganisms for microbial biofuel and the production of bio-hydrogen from the sunlight.