Mn4CaO5 Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:16:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Photosynthesis Debunked: Oxygen Evolving Complex Explains Water Oxidation https://www.greenoptimistic.com/photosynthesis-debunked-oxygen-evolving-complex-explains-water-oxidation-20121213/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/photosynthesis-debunked-oxygen-evolving-complex-explains-water-oxidation-20121213/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:16:52 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29742 Using the means of quantum chemistry, scientists from the Max Plank Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion discovered new properties of the oxygen evolving complex (OEC). It is known that OEC is the catalyst that splits water molecules to build carbohydrates using sunlight. The researchers were now able to establish and solve its enigmatic spectroscopic behavior. […]

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