Microalgal hydrogen production : achievements and perspectives

This title documents the increased interest in achievements in the field of light-driven, microalgal hydrogen production and the bottlenecks currently preventing exploitation of the technology in the practical arena.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Seibert, Michael (Editor), Torzillo, Giuseppe (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018.
SeriesComprehensive series in photochemistry & photobiology ; v. 16.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849737128
1849737126
9781523121526
1523121521
9781849736725
9781788014236
1788014235
Physical Description1 online resource (496 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Photosynthesis and Hydrogen from Photosynthetic Microorganisms; Structure-function of [FeFe]- and [NiFe]-hydrogenases: an Overview of Diversity, Mechanism, Maturation, and Bifurcation; Theory Related to [FeFe]- and [NiFe]-hydrogenases: Stereoelectronic Properties, H-cluster Oxidation, and Mechanisms for Increasing Oxygen Tolerance; The Physiology of the Bidirectional NiFe-hyrogenase in Cyanobacteria and the Role of Hydrogen Throughout the Evolution of Life; Assessment of Electrochemically-based Strategies to Protect [FeFe]-hydrogenases from Oxygen; Sustaining Hydrogen Production in Eukaryotic Microalgae Through Genetic Approaches; Metabolism and Genetics of Algal Hydrogen Production; Photosynthetic Electron Transfer Pathways During Hydrogen Photoproduction in Green Algae: Mechanisms and Limitations; The Role of Chlamydomonas Ferredoxins in Hydrogen Production and Other Related Metabolic Functions; The Metabolic Acclimation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to Depletion of Essential Nutrients: Application for Hydrogen Production; Environmental Factors Affecting Hydrogen Production from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ; In vitro Light-driven Hydrogen Production; Hydrogen Production Using Novel Photosynthetic Cell Factories. Cyanobacterial Hydrogen Production: Design of Efficient Organisms; Improving Photosynthetic Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency: the Truncated Light-harvesting Antenna (TLA) Concept; Immobilization of Microalgae as a Tool for Efficient Light Utilization in H2 Production and Other Biotechnology Applications; Development of Photobioreactors for H2 Production from Algae; Microalgal Hydrogen Production Outdoors: First Attempts; Material Characteristics and Requirements for Photobiological Hydrogen Production Applications; Environmental Life Cycle Assessments of Photobiological Hydrogen Production; Future Perspectives.