What is the maximum efficiency with which photosynthesis can convert solar energy into biomass?

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-159

  Zhu, Xin Guang ^a   Long, Stephen P ^a   Ort, Donald R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SOLAR ENERGY;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; ENERGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORESPIRATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECTRUM;

BIOMASS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 42249085227     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2008.02.004     Document Type: Review

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