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Published on: December 3, 2019
Efficient hydrogen production using photosystem I enhanced by artificial light harvesting dye
Haruki Nagakawa1,2, Ayano Takeuchi1, Yuya Takekuma1,2
1Department of Industrial Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 12-1 Ichigayafunagawara-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0826, Japan.
Abstract:
In this study, we improved the hydrogen production efficiency by combining photosystem I with an artificial light harvesting dye, Lumogen Red. In the reaction system, Lumogen Red allows light absorption and energy transfer to photosystem I by Förster resonance energy transfer; therefore, the Pt nanoparticles act as active sites for hydrogen generation.
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