Producción de amoníaco impulsada por la luz por Azotobacter vinelandii cultivada en un medio que contiene puntos

Sungjun Koh1,2, Yoojin Choi1,3, Ilsong Lee1,2

  • 1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.

Resumen

Desarrollamos un nuevo sistema híbrido utilizando puntos cuánticos (QD) y bacterias para la síntesis de amoníaco verde. Este proceso de fijación de nitrógeno fotoinducido aumenta significativamente la producción de amoníaco mediante la transferencia de electrones a la nitrogenasa dentro de las bacterias.

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