Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Photosynthetic organisms have evolved versatile electron transport chains that efficiently convert solar energy into chemical energy.
In harnessing photosynthesis to produce green energy, the native photosynthetic system is interfaced with electrodes and electron mediators to yield bio-photoelectrochemical cells (BPECs) that transform light energy into electrical power.
Photosynthetic organisms use solar energy to generate high-energy electrons through their photosynthetic electron transport chains. Electrons from different photosynthetic electron transport chains can be rewired to new-to-nature pathways, creating biotechnologies for solar-powered electricity generation and chemical synthesis.
From this thinking, the field of artificial photosynthesis was established and diverse ways to convert solar energy to chemical energy were explored.
Overall schematic of photosynthesis energy conversion. The raw materials for the photosynthesis are solar energy, CO 2 and H 2 O and the products are reduced carbon compounds and O 2. The reduced carbon compounds serves as a source of biofuel.
The major routes for solar energy conversion are through photosynthesis and photovoltaics (PV). Photosynthesis is an incredible aspect of nature's ability to convert solar energy into chemical energy that has an evolutionary significance on existence of today's life.
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