Energy Conversion in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis

• Main Author: Brinkert, Katharina (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Series in Chemical Physics, 117
• Subjects: Renewable energy resources.; Energy systems.; Physical chemistry.; Plant biochemistry.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Systems.; Physical Chemistry.; Plant Biochemistry.

This book discusses the basic principles and processes of solar energy conversion in natural photosynthesis. It then directly compares them with recent developments and concepts currently being pursued in artificial photosynthetic systems that are capable of utilizing sunlight to convert carbon diox...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Comparing Solar Energy Conversion Processes in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
• Photosynthesis - A Brief Overview
• Biomimetic Systems for Artificial Photosynthesis
• Architecture, Structure and Composition of the Energy Conversion Centres
• Light Absorption and Excitation Transfer
• Electron Transfer
• Water Oxidation Catalysis and Hydrogen Evolution
• Carbon Fixation
• Protection Mechanisms
• Photosynthetic Efficiency
• Summary: Towards the Realization of an 'Artificial Leaf'.