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Title: Photo-induced electron transfer method

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7147846
Patent Number(s):
4427511
Application Number:
PPN: US 6-407494
Assignee:
PTO; EDB-94-124856
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 12 Aug 1982
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ALKENES; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PORPHYRINS; SURFACTANTS; ZINC COMPOUNDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ESTERS; HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; LIPIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; 400500* - Photochemistry

Citation Formats

Wohlgemuth, R, and Calvin, M. Photo-induced electron transfer method. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Wohlgemuth, R, & Calvin, M. Photo-induced electron transfer method. United States.
Wohlgemuth, R, and Calvin, M. Tue . "Photo-induced electron transfer method". United States.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
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