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Artificial photosynthesis – an example of membrane mimetic chemistry
Author(s) -
Fendler Janos H.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.950010407
Subject(s) - artificial photosynthesis , photosynthesis , chemistry , nanotechnology , vesicle , membrane , catalysis , chemical engineering , polymer science , materials science , photocatalysis , biochemistry , engineering
The goal of constructing artificial photosynthetic assemblies is to use sunlight for the generation of hydrogen from water; the hydrogen obtained should be an ideal energy source. The use of surfactant vesicle entrapped‐catalyst coated colloidal semiconductors and sacrificial electron donors for photosensitized water reduction illustrates how chemists mimic photosynthesis.