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Artificial Photosynthesis Soon Coming to a Plant Near You?

Ari Luis — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:17:40 +0000

I’m not sure if there are a lot of fans of artificial plants, or of astroturf, but researchers from Yale are making artificial photosynthesis a reality. As reported in Nature Communications, PhD student Staff Sheehan and his team have come up with an iridium catalyst for water oxidation that can do the trick. The molecular […]

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Photosynthesis Debunked: Oxygen Evolving Complex Explains Water Oxidation

Mila Luleva — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:16:52 +0000

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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New Cobalt-Based Catalyst Helps Scientists Produce Hydrogen From Water and Sun

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:25:05 +0000

Water oxidation is an essential component for generating hydrogen from water by only using sunlight. Emory University researchers, led by Craig Hill, discovered the most powerful homogeneous catalyst known for oxidizing water, which could lead to successfully replicating the way photosynthesis works, but much more efficiently and controllable.

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