A NEW PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIAL BASED ON ALGAL CELLS

被引:7
作者
HITCHENS, GD [1 ]
ROGERS, TD [1 ]
MURPHY, OJ [1 ]
PATTERSON, CO [1 ]
机构
[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV SYST,DEPT BIOL,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0006-291X(91)91668-3
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Metallic platinum was deposited at surfaces of intracellular photosynthetic membranes of whole cells of a cyanobacterium (blue-green alga). The deposited platinum particles acted as a catalyst for generation of hydrogen from photosynthetic decomposition of water in the absence of other exogenous electron transfer agents. This technique represents a means of placing metal catalysts in contact with intracellular structures of microorganisms. © 1991.
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页码:1029 / 1035
页数:7
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