“Living electrode” as a long-lived photoconverter for biophotolysis of water
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 77 (5) , 2442-2444
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.77.5.2442
Abstract
Living blue-green algae ( Mastigocladus laminosus ), immobilized on an SnO 2 optically transparent electrode with calcium alginate, functioned as an anodic photoelectrode on continuous illumination for periods of time adequate for use in a conventional electrochemical cell. This “living electrode” shows promise of use as a long-lived photoconverter of solar radiant energy to electric energy and as a suitable replacement for unstable chloroplast systems.Keywords
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