Artificial Photosynthesis: From Basic Biology to Industrial Application

THE CONTEXT
Artifical Photosynthesis: Social and political issues
An integrated artificial photosynthesis model

CAPTURING SUNLIGHT
Broad band photon harvesting biomolecules for photovoltaics
Design of natural photosynthetic antenna systems
Identifying redox-active chromophores in PS II
The nature of the special-pair radical cation produced during photosynthesis
Protein-based artificial photosynthesis reaction centers
Novel polynorbonane scaffolds for chromophore linkage and spacing

FEEDING THE GRID FROM THE SUN
Very high efficiency in silico photovoltaics
Mimicking Bacterial Photosynthetic Energy Conversion

PHOTOHYDROGEN
Development of algal systems for hydrogen photoproduction
Bioengineering of green algae to enhance hydrogen production

THE CARBON CONNECTION
Manipulating ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase
Defining the chemical mechanism of Rubisco by computational simulation
Carbon-based end products of artificial photosynthesis
Artificial photosynthesis - an engineering approach
Greenhouse gas technologies - the pathway to decreasing carbon intensity