A new approach for sustained and efficient H2 photoproduction by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

By Sergey N Kosourov, Martina Jokel, E. Aro, Y. Allahverdiyeva. 2018

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Sustained H2 photoproduction is demonstrated in green algae under a train of strong white light pulses interrupted by longer dark phases. The devised protocol relies on the presence of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase in algal chloroplasts, which is activated within a few seconds after the establishment of anaerobiosis. H2 photoproduction proceeds for up to 3 days with the maximum rate occurring in the first 6 hours.

Subfields: Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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