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Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with a Hydrogenase in a Mediator‐Free System under High Levels of Oxygen
Author(s) -
Sakai Tsubasa,
Mersch Dirk,
Reisner Erwin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201306214
Subject(s) - hydrogenase , mediator , photocatalysis , oxygen , photochemistry , homogeneous , hydrogen , redox , irradiation , chemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , biochemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , nuclear physics , engineering
Take a breath : An oxygen‐tolerant hydrogenase can be employed with a dye in a photocatalytic scheme for the generation of H 2 . The homogeneous system does not require a redox mediator and visible‐light irradiation yields high amounts of H 2 even in the presence of air.