Download or read book Practicable Artificial Photosynthesis The Only Option Available Today for Humankind To Make Energy Environment Economy Life Sustainable on Earth written by Ibram Ganesh and published by White Falcon Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “Practicable Artificial Photosynthesis (PAP)” technology described in this book facilitates one to harvest sunlight to meet all the energy needs of the society without any back-up from fossil fuels to meet all the energy needs of the society by using carbon dioxide and water as energy storing materials. The PAP process can completely eradicate the poverty and unemployment across the globe, and it can solve the problems of CO2 associated global warming and the related social cost of carbon problems completely. Four new technologies invented and discovered by the author of this book as a part of developing this comprehensive PAP process including a brand-new technology “Semiconductor and Liquid Assisted Photothermal Effect (SLAPE)” to generate electricity from sunlight with highest efficiency at lowest expenditure have also been presented and described in this book for the first time. Ultra-low cost EPDM rubber based membranes needed for alkaline electrolyzers and fuel cells also introduced in this book.
Download or read book Current challenges in photosynthesis From natural to artificial written by Harvey J.M. Hou and published by Frontiers E-books. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jules Verne (1828-1905), author of Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), wrote in 1875 “I believe that water will one day be used as a fuel, because the hydrogen and oxygen which constitute it, used separately or together, will furnish an inexhaustible source of heat and light. I therefore believe that, when coal (oil) deposits are oxidised, we will heat ourselves by means of water. Water is the fuel of the future” Solar energy is the only renewable energy source that has sufficient capacity for the global energy need; it is the only one that can address the issues of energy crisis and global climate change. A vast amount of solar energy is harvested and stored via photosynthesis in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria since over 3 billion years. Today, it is estimated that photosynthesis produces more than 100 billion tons of dry biomass annually, which would be equivalent to a hundred times the weight of the total human population on our planet at the present time, and equal to a global energy storage rate of about 100 TW. The solar power is the most abundant source of renewable energy, and oxygenic photosynthesis uses this energy to power the planet using the amazing reaction of water splitting. During water splitting, driven ultimately by sunlight, oxygen is released into the atmosphere, and this, along with food production by photosynthesis, supports life on our earth. The other product of water oxidation is “hydrogen” (proton and electron). This ‘hydrogen’ is not normally released into the atmosphere as hydrogen gas but combined with carbon dioxide to make high energy containing organic molecules. When we burn fuels we combine these organic molecules with oxygen. The design of new solar energy systems must adhere to the same principle as that of natural photosynthesis. For us to manipulate it to our benefit, it is imperative that we completely understand the basic processes of natural photosynthesis, and chemical conversion, such as light harvesting, excitation energy transfer, electron transfer, ion transport, and carbon fixation. Equally important, we must exploit application of this knowledge to the development of fully synthetic and/or hybrid devices. Understanding of photosynthetic reactions is not only a satisfying intellectual pursuit, but it is important for improving agricultural yields and for developing new solar technologies. Today, we have considerable knowledge of the working of photosynthesis and its photosystems, including the water oxidation reaction. Recent advances towards the understanding of the structure and the mechanism of the natural photosynthetic systems are being made at the molecular level. To mimic natural photosynthesis, inorganic chemists, organic chemists, electrochemists, material scientists, biochemists, biophysicists, and plant biologists must work together and only then significant progress in harnessing energy via “artificial photosynthesis” will be possible. This Research Topic provides recent advances of our understanding of photosynthesis, gives to our readers recent information on photosynthesis research, and summarizes the characteristics of the natural system from the standpoint of what we could learn from it to produce an efficient artificial system, i.e., from the natural to the artificial. This topic is intended to include exciting breakthroughs, possible limitations, and open questions in the frontiers in photosynthesis research.
Download or read book Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis written by Reza Razeghifard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 and the production of high energy compounds. Photosynthesis can produce biomass using solar energy while reducing the CO2 level in air. Biomass can be converted into biofuels such as biodiesel and bioethanol. Under certain conditions, photosynthetic organisms can also produce hydrogen gas which is one of the cleanest sources of energy.
Download or read book Artificial Photosynthesis written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artificial photosynthesis has the potential to be one of the most promising sciences and technologies for solving the global environmental problems that may threaten the sustainability of humanity, caused by the exhaustion of fossil energy and carbon resources along with the rapid increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. A further escalation of the “CO2 crisis” now seems inevitable. Over the last several years, the cutting edge of artificial photosynthesis research has developed very rapidly with many recent breakthroughs in various challenging approaches. Now the field is coming to a new stage where a definite contribution of the fundamental science and technology of artificial photosynthesis to their practical application is becoming a realistic need from the viewpoint of a globally sustainable society. Within decades artificial photosynthesis can be expected to provide one of the most likely and realistic options to address the needs of society as a whole. It will be important for scientists from many disciplines to work together towards the breakthroughs and developments that will be needed to realise this vision.
Download or read book Artificial Photosynthesis written by Anthony F. Collings and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-09-24 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the events crucial to plant photosynthesis are now known in molecular detail, this process is no longer nature's secret, but can for the first time be mimicked by technology. Broad in its scope, this book spans the basics of biological photosynthesis right up to the current approaches for its technical exploitation, making it the most complete resource on artificial photosynthesis ever published. The contents draw on the expertise of the Australian Artificial Photosynthesis Network, currently the world's largest coordinated research effort to develop effective photosynthesis technology. This is further backed by expert contributions from around the globe, providing an authoritative overview of current research worldwide.
Download or read book Photosynthesis Solar Energy For Life written by Dmitry Shevela and published by World Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-07 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photosynthesis has been an important field of research for more than a century, but the present concerns about energy, environment and climate have greatly intensified interest in and research on this topic. Research has progressed rapidly in recent years, and this book is an interesting read for an audience who is concerned with various ways of harnessing solar energy.Our understanding of photosynthesis can now be said to have reached encyclopedic dimensions. There have been, in the past, many good books at various levels. Our book is expected to fulfill the needs of advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in branches of biology, biochemistry, biophysics, and bioengineering because photosynthesis is the basis of future advances in producing more food, more biomass, more fuel, and new chemicals for our expanding global human population. Further, the basics of photosynthesis are and will be used not only for the above, but in artificial photosynthesis, an important emerging field where chemists, researchers and engineers of solar energy systems will play a major role.
Download or read book Artificial Photosynthesis written by Mohammad Najafpour and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photosynthesis is one of the most important reactions on Earth, and it is a scientific field that is intrinsically interdisciplinary, with many research groups examining it. We could learn many strategies from photosynthesis and can apply these strategies in artificial photosynthesis. Artificial photosynthesis is a research field that attempts to replicate the natural process of photosynthesis. The goal of artificial photosynthesis is to use the energy of the sun to make different useful material or high-energy chemicals for energy production. This book is aimed at providing fundamental and applied aspects of artificial photosynthesis. In each section, important topics in the subject are discussed and reviewed by experts.
Download or read book Principles and Applications of Artificial Photosynthesis written by Shunichi Fukuzumi and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artificial photosynthesis, in broad terms, is the process for converting solar energy into a useful fuel for storage and mobile use, as photosynthesis in plants and algae does. Replication of the photosynthetic process would mark a significant achievement in the production of clean energy while also reducing CO2 in the atmosphere. Artificially replicating the process however, presents several challenges and thus far, extensive efforts have been devoted to water splitting to produce hydrogen as a solar fuel in heterogeneous photocatalysis. The molecular-based mimicry of the fundamental processes occurring in photosynthesis have attracted much attention including: light harvesting, charge separation, water oxidation, NAD(P)+ reduction and CO2 fixation. Each of these processes, however, have been researched separately in their respective fields of study. This textbook aims to provide a unified view, and future perspective, of artificial photosynthesis while discussing and reviewing all of the artificial molecular processes together. This textbook is an ideal single-source reference for any student or early career researcher interested in the study of molecular-based artificial photosynthesis systems.
Download or read book Energy Conversion in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis written by Katharina Brinkert and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the basic principles and processes of solar energy conversion in natural photosynthesis. It then directly compares them with recent developments and concepts currently being pursued in artificial photosynthetic systems that are capable of utilizing sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into a chemical fuel. In this regard, the main focus is on photoelectrochemical cells, in which semiconducting photoanodes and -cathodes modified with (electro-) catalysts are used to oxidize water, produce hydrogen and reduce carbon dioxide in a monolithic device. The fundamental photochemical and photophysical processes involved are presented and discussed, along with protection mechanisms and efficiency calculations for both natural and artificial photosynthesis. In turn, key parameters that are crucial for the efficient operation of natural photosynthesis are identified. Lastly, their validity and applicability in the design of artificial solar-driven water-splitting systems are examined.
Download or read book Artificial Photosynthesis written by Royal Society of Chemistry and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most promising technologies for solving the global environmental problems, artificial photosynthesis has seen many breakthroughs in various challenging approaches in recent years. Within decades, artificial photosynthesis can be expected to provide one of the most likely and realistic options to address the energy needs of society. This Faraday Discussion brings together current understanding of this rapidly advancing field. The book incorporates biological approaches, fundamental processes, molecular catalysts, visible light responsive semiconductor catalysts and inorganic assembly catalysts.
Download or read book Essentials of Artificial Photosynthesis written by Agatha Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an updated account on the technique of artificial photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is one of the most vital processes on Earth, and is a scientific field that is essentially interdisciplinary, with various research groups analyzing it. By carefully studying photosynthesis, we can formulate novel strategies and apply them for use in artificial photosynthesis, a research field attempting to mirror the natural process of photosynthesis. The aim of artificial photosynthesis is to consume the energy of the sun to form various useful products or high-energy chemicals for energy production. This book is targeted at offering important and applicable aspects of artificial photosynthesis through the contributions made by various experts.
Download or read book Artificial Photosynthesis 36 Success Secrets 36 Most Asked Questions on Artificial Photosynthesis What You Need to Know written by Sara Hawkins and published by Emereo Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new best thing Artificial photosynthesis. There has never been a Artificial photosynthesis Guide like this. It contains 36 answers, much more than you can imagine; comprehensive answers and extensive details and references, with insights that have never before been offered in print. Get the information you need--fast! This all-embracing guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight. This Guide introduces what you want to know about Artificial photosynthesis. A quick look inside of some of the subjects covered: Green electricity, World peace - Economic norms theory, Sustainability - Human relationship to nature, Water splitting - Electrolysis, Futures studies - Science and technology for sustainability, Photoelectrochemical cell - Photogeneration cell, List of solar energy topics - A, Uneconomic growth - The role of technology, and Jevon's paradox, Water splitting - Photoelectrochemical water splitting, Steady state economy - Policies for the transition, Thomas Alured Faunce - Sustainable energy research, Conscience - World conscience, Andrew B. Bocarsly - Carbon Dioxide Conversion Research / Liquid Light inc., Peidong Yang, Nathan Lewis, Sustainocene - Artificial photosynthesis powering the sustainocene, California Institute of Technology - 21st century, Common heritage of humanity - Controversies about the principle, Thomas Alured Faunce - Career, Climate change in popular culture - Fiction, David Wendell, Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Sustainocene - Correlation with geophysics, World Future Society - The Futurist, Hydrogen economy - Photoelectrochemical water splitting, Solar chemical, Peidong Yang - Career, Dan Nocera - Career, Rights of Nature - Future Developments, Conscience - Evolutionary biology and physics, Solar fuel, Clean energy, Renewable energy, Lord Howe Island - Climate change, and much more...
Download or read book Artificial Photosynthesis written by Nova Science Publishers and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since the first report on solar fuels production by Fujishima and Honda in 1972, photoelectrochemical/electrochemical production of fuels, such as H2, carbonhydrates, etc., has significantly advanced over the past few decades with the remarkable development in new catalytic materials, fundamental knowledge, and new applications. In particular, the efficiency for solar fuels production steadily increases, for example, solar H2 production efficiency has reached 1.1% in term of the solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion efficiency. These progresses render solar fuels as promising candidates for use in modern technology. In the book Artificial Photosynthesis: From Materials to Devices, experts in the photoelectrochemical/electrochemical field discuss new catalytic materials as well as their photophysical properties and applications for artificial photosynthesis. This book covers the topical research in artificial photosynthesis from conventional particulate catalysts and porous/2D materials to the cutting-edge use of these materials in device fabrication for photoelectrochemistry and electrochemistry, as well as theoretical studies. In terms of applications, this book centers on CO2 photoreduction to valuable carbohydrates and water dissociation into high energy density H2. Throughout the book, examples and illustrations of applications are chosen to help the readers comprehend the achievements and trends in this rapidly evolving field. This book also provides the state-of-the-art research techniques in artificial photosynthesis. This book is informative and helpful for researchers, graduates, and advanced undergraduates interested in the CO2 reduction and water splitting and will assist them to quickly appreciate the research progresses in this field"--
Download or read book From Molecules to Materials written by Elena A. Rozhkova and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary book focuses on the various aspects transformation of the energy from sunlight into the chemical bonds of a fuel, known as the artificial photosynthesis, and addresses the emergent challenges connected with growing societal demands for clean and sustainable energy technologies. The editors assemble the research of world-recognized experts in the field of both molecular and materials artificial systems for energy production. Contributors cover the full scope of research on photosynthesis and related energy processes.
Download or read book Towards a Global Solar Fuels Project Artificial Photosynthesis and the Transition from Anthropocene to Sustainocene written by Thomas Alured Faunce and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of an economy based on practical solar fuels is chiefly predicated on obtaining cheap and abundant hydrogen by using photons to split water, then cooling or compressing that gas; or on combining such hydrogen with carbon dioxide obtained from abundant industrial sources and eventually the atmosphere to create methanol. The construction of devices to make such fuels will be a major step in shifting the biosphere from what has been termed the Anthropocene to the Sustainocene epoch. The term 'Sustainocene' refers to a period where governance structures and scientific endeavour coordinate to achieve the social virtues of ecological sustainability and environmental integrity.There is a simple public policy message at the core of a vision such as that of the Sustainocene. It involves telling people that nanotechnology will be used to make buildings function like trees. A device that can do this and is available to cheap purchase and installation, like the mobile phone or internet, by providing decentralised power equitably could rapidly transform society to one that is more community and values-oriented. Solar Fuels, particularly those derived from nanotechnology-based artificial photosynthesis represent an 'off-grid' energy, water and climate change solution that may directly challenge substantial investments in 'ancient photosynthesis' fuels by the World bank and multinational corporations in the energy sector, as well as government subsidies. This paper will examine immediate and long-term prospects and potential mechanisms for facilitating collaboration between the major existing national and regional Solar Fuels projects or establishing a macroscience Global Solar Fuels (GSF) initiative.
Download or read book From Molecules to Materials written by Elena A. Rozhkova and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary book focuses on the various aspects transformation of the energy from sunlight into the chemical bonds of a fuel, known as the artificial photosynthesis, and addresses the emergent challenges connected with growing societal demands for clean and sustainable energy technologies. The editors assemble the research of world-recognized experts in the field of both molecular and materials artificial systems for energy production. Contributors cover the full scope of research on photosynthesis and related energy processes.
Download or read book Photosynthesis Energy from the Sun written by John F. Allen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 1702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Photosynthesis is a record of the most recent advances and emerging themes in the discipline. This volume contains over 350 contributions from some 800 participants attending the meeting in Glasgow, UK in July 2007. These range from summary overview presentations from plenary speakers to expanded content of posters presented by students and their supervisors featuring the most recent achievements in photosynthesis research. In the words of Professor Eva-Mari Aro, President of the international Society of Photosynthesis Research 2004-7, “Having been taken for granted for centuries, research in photosynthesis has now become a matter of utmost importance for the future of planet Earth...Major initiatives are underway that will use research into natural and artificial photosynthesis for sustainable energy production....”. These volumes thus provide a glimpse of the future, from the molecule to the biosphere
