Photo-induced electron transfer method
The efficiency of photo-induced electron transfer reactions is increased and the back transfer of electrons in such reactions is greatly reduced when a photo-sensitizer zinc porphyrin-surfactant and an electron donor manganese porphyrin-surfactant are admixed into phospholipid membranes. The phospholipids comprising said membranes are selected from phospholipids whose head portions are negatively charged. Said membranes are contacted with an aqueous medium in which an essentially neutral viologen electron acceptor is admixed. Catalysts capable of transferring electrons from reduced viologen electron acceptor to hydrogen to produce elemental hydrogen are also included in the aqueous medium. An oxidizable olefin is also admixed in the phospholipid for the purpose of combining with oxygen that coordinates with oxidized electron donor manganese porphyrin-surfactant.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Assignee:
- PTO; EDB-94-124856
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4427511; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 6-407494
- OSTI ID:
- 7147846
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
400500* -- Photochemistry
ALKENES
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELECTRON TRANSFER
ESTERS
HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
LIPIDS
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PHOSPHOLIPIDS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PORPHYRINS
SURFACTANTS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
ZINC COMPOUNDS