Self-photosensitization of nonphotosynthetic bacteria for solar-to-chemical production
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · University of California, Berkeley · +1 more institution
Abstract
Improving natural photosynthesis can enable the sustainable production of chemicals. However, neither purely artificial nor purely biological approaches seem poised to realize the potential of solar-to-chemical synthesis. We developed a hybrid approach, whereby we combined the highly efficient light harvesting of inorganic semiconductors with the high specificity, low cost, and self-replication and -repair of biocatalysts. We induced the self-photosensitization of a nonphotosynthetic bacterium, Moorella thermoacetica, with cadmium sulfide nanoparticles, enabling the photosynthesis of acetic acid from carbon dioxide. Biologically precipitated cadmium sulfide nanoparticles served as the light harvester to…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 45.27
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 34
Authors
3- KKKelsey K. Sakimoto
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
- ABAndrew Barnabas Wong
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
- PYPeidong YangCorresponding
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, University of California, Berkeley
Topics & keywords
- Photosynthesis
- Carbon dioxide
- Acetic acid
- Bacteria
- Microorganism
- Solar energy
- Environmental science
- Chemistry