Photosynthesis at the forefront of a sustainable life

Frontiers in Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-22

  Janssen, Paul J D ^a   Lambreva, Maya D ^b   Plumeré, Nicolas ^c   Bartolucci, Cecilia ^b   Antonacci, Amina ^b   Buonasera, Katia ^b   Frese, Raoul N ^d   Scognamiglio, Viviana ^b   Rea, Giuseppina ^b  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

artificial photosynthesis; biofuels; bioremediation; biosensors; photosynthesis; photosynthetic yield improvement; space agriculture; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986880059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2014.00036     Document Type: Review

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