Photobiological hydrogen production and artificial photosynthesis for clean energy: from bio to nanotechnologies

Global energy demand is increasing rapidly and due to intensive consumption of different forms of fuels, there are increasing concerns over the reduction in readily available conventional energy resources. Because of the deleterious atmospheric effects of fossil fuels and the uncertainties of future...

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Published in:	Photosynthesis research Vol. 126; no. 2-3; pp. 237 - 247
Main Authors:	Nath, K., Najafpour, M. M., Voloshin, R. A., Balaghi, S. E., Tyystjärvi, E., Timilsina, R., Eaton-Rye, J. J., Tomo, T., Nam, H. G., Nishihara, H., Ramakrishna, S., Shen, J.-R., Allakhverdiev, S. I.
Format:	Journal Article Book Review
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-12-2015 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Biochemistry Biomedical and Life Sciences Biotechnology Botany Chlorophyta - physiology Cyanobacteria Cyanobacteria - physiology Energy Metabolism Fossil fuels Green technology Hydrogen Hydrogen - metabolism Hydrogen fuels Life Sciences Nanotechnology Oxygen - metabolism Photobiology Photosynthesis Plant biochemistry Plant Genetics and Genomics Plant Physiology Plant Sciences Review Light-harvesting complexes Hydrogen as clean energy Nanotechnology Artificial photosynthesis Cyanobacteria Photobiological hydrogen production
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Summary:	Global energy demand is increasing rapidly and due to intensive consumption of different forms of fuels, there are increasing concerns over the reduction in readily available conventional energy resources. Because of the deleterious atmospheric effects of fossil fuels and the uncertainties of future energy supplies, there is a surge of interest to find environmentally friendly alternative energy sources. Hydrogen (H 2 ) has attracted worldwide attention as a secondary energy carrier, since it is the lightest carbon-neutral fuel rich in energy per unit mass and easy to store. Several methods and technologies have been developed for H 2 production, but none of them are able to replace the traditional combustion fuel used in automobiles so far. Extensively modified and renovated methods and technologies are required to introduce H 2 as an alternative efficient, clean, and cost-effective future fuel. Among several emerging renewable energy technologies, photobiological H 2 production by oxygenic photosynthetic microbes such as green algae and cyanobacteria or by artificial photosynthesis has attracted significant interest. In this short review, we summarize the recent progress and challenges in H 2 -based energy production by means of biological and artificial photosynthesis routes.
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ISSN:	0166-8595 1573-5079
DOI:	10.1007/s11120-015-0139-4