Photobiological Hydrogen-Producing Systems

Maria Lucia Ghirardi; Alexandra Dubini; Jianping Yu; Pin Ching Maness

doi:10.1039/b718939g

Photobiological Hydrogen-Producing Systems

Maria Lucia Ghirardi, Alexandra Dubini, Jianping Yu, Pin Ching Maness

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Hydrogen photoproduction by micro-organisms combines the photosynthetic properties of oxygenic and non-oxygenic microbes with the activity of H₂-producing enzymes in nature: hydrogenases and nitrogenases. The overall efficiency of the process depends on the separate efficiencies of photosynthesis and enzymatic catalysis. This tutorial review discusses the biochemical pathways for H₂ production in different organisms, barriers to be overcome, and possible suggestions for integrating photobiological H₂ production with fermentative, anaerobic systems for a potentially more efficient process.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	52-61
Number of pages	10
Journal	Chemical Society Reviews
Volume	38
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b718939g https://doi.org/10.1039/b718939g
State	Published - 2009

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NREL/JA-270-45097

Keywords

bioscience
hydrogen

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