Light harvesting proteins for solar fuel generation in bioengineered photoelectrochemical cells

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 374-384

  Ihssen, Julian ^a   Braun, Artur ^a   Faccio, Greta ^a   Gajda Schrantz, Krisztina ^a,b   Thöny Meyer, Linda ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Artificial photosynthesis; Hematite; Light harvesting; Photoelectrochemical cell; Photosensitizer; Phycocyanin; Protein immobilization; Solar hydrogen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; CELL EXTRACT; FERRIC OXIDE; FUEL; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PHYCOBILIPROTEIN; HYDROGEN; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; OXYGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CELL TYPE; ENERGY; GENERAL DEVICE; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOELECTRIC CELL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR ENERGY; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROCEDURES;

BIOENGINEERING; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER;

EID: 84904512131     PISSN: 13892037     EISSN: 18755550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389203715666140327105530     Document Type: Article

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