Mechanism of hydrogen production in [Fe-Fe]-hydrogenase: A density functional theory study

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2278-2286

  Trohalaki, Steven ^a,b   Pachter, Ruth ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GENERAL DYNAMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HYDROGENASE; METALLOENZYME;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 34547754039     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060577n     Document Type: Article

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