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Enzymatic and Bioinspired Systems for Hydrogen Production
The extraordinary potential of hydrogen as a clean and sustainable fuel has sparked the interest of the scientific community to find environmentally friendly methods for its production. Biological catalysts are the most attractive solution, as they usually operate under mild conditions and do not pr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10218252/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37239950 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24108605 |
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author | Leone, Linda Sgueglia, Gianmattia La Gatta, Salvatore Chino, Marco Nastri, Flavia Lombardi, Angela |
author_facet | Leone, Linda Sgueglia, Gianmattia La Gatta, Salvatore Chino, Marco Nastri, Flavia Lombardi, Angela |
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description | The extraordinary potential of hydrogen as a clean and sustainable fuel has sparked the interest of the scientific community to find environmentally friendly methods for its production. Biological catalysts are the most attractive solution, as they usually operate under mild conditions and do not produce carbon-containing byproducts. Hydrogenases promote reversible proton reduction to hydrogen in a variety of anoxic bacteria and algae, displaying unparallel catalytic performances. Attempts to use these sophisticated enzymes in scalable hydrogen production have been hampered by limitations associated with their production and stability. Inspired by nature, significant efforts have been made in the development of artificial systems able to promote the hydrogen evolution reaction, via either electrochemical or light-driven catalysis. Starting from small-molecule coordination compounds, peptide- and protein-based architectures have been constructed around the catalytic center with the aim of reproducing hydrogenase function into robust, efficient, and cost-effective catalysts. In this review, we first provide an overview of the structural and functional properties of hydrogenases, along with their integration in devices for hydrogen and energy production. Then, we describe the most recent advances in the development of homogeneous hydrogen evolution catalysts envisioned to mimic hydrogenases. |
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spelling | pubmed-102182522023-05-27 Enzymatic and Bioinspired Systems for Hydrogen Production Leone, Linda Sgueglia, Gianmattia La Gatta, Salvatore Chino, Marco Nastri, Flavia Lombardi, Angela Int J Mol Sci Review The extraordinary potential of hydrogen as a clean and sustainable fuel has sparked the interest of the scientific community to find environmentally friendly methods for its production. Biological catalysts are the most attractive solution, as they usually operate under mild conditions and do not produce carbon-containing byproducts. Hydrogenases promote reversible proton reduction to hydrogen in a variety of anoxic bacteria and algae, displaying unparallel catalytic performances. Attempts to use these sophisticated enzymes in scalable hydrogen production have been hampered by limitations associated with their production and stability. Inspired by nature, significant efforts have been made in the development of artificial systems able to promote the hydrogen evolution reaction, via either electrochemical or light-driven catalysis. Starting from small-molecule coordination compounds, peptide- and protein-based architectures have been constructed around the catalytic center with the aim of reproducing hydrogenase function into robust, efficient, and cost-effective catalysts. In this review, we first provide an overview of the structural and functional properties of hydrogenases, along with their integration in devices for hydrogen and energy production. Then, we describe the most recent advances in the development of homogeneous hydrogen evolution catalysts envisioned to mimic hydrogenases. MDPI 2023-05-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10218252/ /pubmed/37239950 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24108605 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Leone, Linda Sgueglia, Gianmattia La Gatta, Salvatore Chino, Marco Nastri, Flavia Lombardi, Angela Enzymatic and Bioinspired Systems for Hydrogen Production |
title | Enzymatic and Bioinspired Systems for Hydrogen Production |
title_full | Enzymatic and Bioinspired Systems for Hydrogen Production |
title_fullStr | Enzymatic and Bioinspired Systems for Hydrogen Production |
title_full_unstemmed | Enzymatic and Bioinspired Systems for Hydrogen Production |
title_short | Enzymatic and Bioinspired Systems for Hydrogen Production |
title_sort | enzymatic and bioinspired systems for hydrogen production |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10218252/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37239950 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24108605 |
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