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Title: Artificial Photosynthesis: Beyond Mimicking Nature

Journal Article · · ChemSusChem
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3]
  1. Freie Univ. Berlin, Berlin (Germany)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  3. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden); Dalian Univ. of Technology (DUT), Dalian (People's Republic of China)

In this Editorial, Guest Editors Holger Dau, Etsuko Fujita, and Licheng Sun introduce the Special Issue of ChemSusChem on “Artificial Photosynthesis for Sustainable Fuels”. Here, they discuss the need for non-fossil based fuels, introduce both biological and artificial photosynthesis, and outline various important concepts in artificial photosynthesis, including molecular and solid-state catalysts for water oxidation and hydrogen evolution, catalytic CO2 reduction, and photoelectrochemical systems.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1412780
Report Number(s):
BNL-114802-2017-JA; R&D Project: CO026; KC0304030; TRN: US1800360
Journal Information:
ChemSusChem, Vol. 10, Issue 22; ISSN 1864-5631
Publisher:
ChemPubSoc EuropeCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 56 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (3)

Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis book December 2002
Comparing Photosynthetic and Photovoltaic Efficiencies and Recognizing the Potential for Improvement journal May 2011
Photoinhibition of Photosystem II. Inactivation, protein damage and turnover journal July 1993

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