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Photon management for augmented photosynthesis
Microalgae and cyanobacteria are some of nature's finest examples of solar energy conversion systems, effortlessly transforming inorganic carbon into complex molecules through photosynthesis. The efficiency of energy-dense hydrocarbon production by photosynthetic organisms is determined in part...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5025804/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27581187 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12699 |
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author | Ooms, Matthew D. Dinh, Cao Thang Sargent, Edward H. Sinton, David |
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description | Microalgae and cyanobacteria are some of nature's finest examples of solar energy conversion systems, effortlessly transforming inorganic carbon into complex molecules through photosynthesis. The efficiency of energy-dense hydrocarbon production by photosynthetic organisms is determined in part by the light collected by the microorganisms. Therefore, optical engineering has the potential to increase the productivity of algae cultivation systems used for industrial-scale biofuel synthesis. Herein, we explore and report emerging and promising material science and engineering innovations for augmenting microalgal photosynthesis. |
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spelling | pubmed-50258042016-09-23 Photon management for augmented photosynthesis Ooms, Matthew D. Dinh, Cao Thang Sargent, Edward H. Sinton, David Nat Commun Review Article Microalgae and cyanobacteria are some of nature's finest examples of solar energy conversion systems, effortlessly transforming inorganic carbon into complex molecules through photosynthesis. The efficiency of energy-dense hydrocarbon production by photosynthetic organisms is determined in part by the light collected by the microorganisms. Therefore, optical engineering has the potential to increase the productivity of algae cultivation systems used for industrial-scale biofuel synthesis. Herein, we explore and report emerging and promising material science and engineering innovations for augmenting microalgal photosynthesis. Nature Publishing Group 2016-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5025804/ /pubmed/27581187 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12699 Text en Copyright © 2016, The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Review Article Ooms, Matthew D. Dinh, Cao Thang Sargent, Edward H. Sinton, David Photon management for augmented photosynthesis |
title | Photon management for augmented photosynthesis |
title_full | Photon management for augmented photosynthesis |
title_fullStr | Photon management for augmented photosynthesis |
title_full_unstemmed | Photon management for augmented photosynthesis |
title_short | Photon management for augmented photosynthesis |
title_sort | photon management for augmented photosynthesis |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5025804/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27581187 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12699 |
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