Biological and synthetic systems for production of hydrogen from water. Final report 1 Jun 80-31 Dec 82

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5794600

Krasna, A I

The object of the research was to split water by visible light into hydrogen and oxygen gases. The reaction was accomplished in a biological system of hydrogenase containing green algae. Completely synthetic systems were also studied. Results suggest that by coupling the oxidation of thiols with the reduction of disulfides, it should be possible to split water to hydrogen and oxygen with catalytic quantities of thiol.

• Research Organization: Columbia Univ., New York (USA). Dept. of Biochemistry; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5794600
• Report Number(s): PB-83-193938
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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08 HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
BIOPHOTOLYSIS
CATALYSIS
THIOLS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
ALGAE
FUELS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
TITANATES
WATER
BIOCONVERSION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOLYSIS
PLANTS
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
080106* - Hydrogen- Production- Biosynthesis & Photochemical Processes
080100 - Hydrogen- Production