Natural and artificial photosynthesis : solar power as an energy source / edited by Reza Razeghifard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Razeghifard, Reza, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources.

Photosynthesis--Industrial applications.

Photosynthesis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (490 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This technical book explores current and future applications of solar power as an unlimited source of energy that earth receives every day. Photosynthetic organisms have learned to utilize this abundant source of energy by converting it into high-energy biochemical compounds. Inspired by the efficient conversion of solar energy into an electron flow, attempts have been made to construct artificial photosynthetic systems capable of establishing a charge separation state for generating electricity or driving chemical reactions. Another important aspect of photosynthesis is the CO2 fixation

Contents:

NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Acronyms; 1 Physics Overview of Solar Energy; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Sun; 1.2 The Sun; 1.3 Light; 1.4 Thermodynamics; 1.5 Photovoltaics; 1.6 Photosynthesis; References; 2 Oxygenic Photosynthesis; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Importance of Photosynthesis: Why Study Photosynthesis?; 2.1.2 Oxygenic Versus Anoxygenic Photosynthesis; 2.1.3 What Can We Learn from Natural Photosynthesis to Achieve Artificial Photosynthesis?; 2.1.4 Atomic Level Structures of Photosynthetic Systems; 2.1.5 Scope of the Chapter

2.2 Path of Energy: From Photons to Charge Separation2.2.1 Overview: Harvesting Sunlight for Redox Chemistry; 2.2.2 Light absorption and Light-Harvesting Antennas; 2.2.3 Excitation Energy Transfer: Coherent Versus Incoherent or Wavelike Versus Hopping; 2.2.4 Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives for Artificial Photosynthesis; 2.3 Electron Transfer Pathways; 2.3.1 Overview of the Primary Photochemistry and the Electron Transfer Chain; 2.3.2 Components Associated with P680 and P700 and the Entry into the Electron Transfer Chain; 2.3.3 Photosystem II: Function and Electron Transfer Pathway

2.3.4 Photosystem I: Function and the Electron Transfer Pathways2.3.5 Intersystem Electron Transfer; 2.3.6 Water as a Source of Electrons for the Photosynthetic Electron Transfer Chain; 2.3.7 Can the Rate Limitation of O2 Production by Photosystem II Be Improved in Future Artificial Water-Splitting Systems?; 2.4 Photophosphorylation; 2.4.1 Overview; 2.4.2 Mechanism of ATP Synthesis; 2.4.3 Concluding Remarks; 2.5 Carbon Dioxide to Organic Compounds; 2.5.1 Overview of Carbon Dioxide Assimilation Systems in Oxygenic Organisms; 2.5.2 C3 Pathway Versus C4 Pathway

2.5.3 C3 versus C4 Plants During Glacial/Interglacial Periods2.5.4 Concluding Remarks: Can the Natural Assimilation Pathways Be Improved to Help Solve the Energy Crisis?; 2.6 Evolution of Oxygenic Photosynthesis; 2.6.1 Overview; 2.6.2 Two Photosystems for Oxygenic Photosynthesis; 2.6.3 Evolutionary Acclimation to Decreasing CO2 Availability; 2.7 Some Interesting Questions about Whole Plants; 2.7.1 Overview; 2.7.2 Why Are There Grana in Land Plants but Not in Algae?; 2.7.3 Why Are Leaves Darker on the Upper Side than on the Lower Side?

2.7.4 How Much Do Different Layers in the Leaf Contribute to Photosynthesis?2.7.5 How Does Photosynthesis Interact with Climate-Atmosphere?; 2.7.6 Is There Photosynthesis Without CO2 Assimilation (N2 Fixation in Cyanobacteria, Light-Dependent N3_ Assimilation in Land Plants)?; 2.7.7 How Can Animals Carry Out Photosynthesis?; 2.8 Perspectives for the Future; 2.9 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Apparatus and Mechanism of Photosynthetic Water Splitting as Nature's Blueprint for Efficient Solar Energy Exploitation; 3.1 Introduction

3.2 Overall Reaction Pattern of Photosynthesis and Respiration

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118659892

1118659899

9781118659755

1118659759

9781118659847

1118659848

OCLC:

833631171