Artificial photosynthesis systems for solar energy conversion and storage: platforms and their realities

Z Wang, Y Hu, S Zhang, Y Sun - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In natural photosynthesis, photosynthetic organisms such as green plants realize efficient
solar energy conversion and storage by integrating photosynthetic components on the …

Dual catalysis strategies in photochemical synthesis

KL Skubi, TR Blum, TP Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The interaction between an electronically excited photocatalyst and an organic molecule
can result in the genertion of a diverse array of reactive intermediates that can be …

Photobiocatalysis: activating redox enzymes by direct or indirect transfer of photoinduced electrons

SH Lee, DS Choi, SK Kuk… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biocatalytic transformation has received increasing attention in the green synthesis of
chemicals because of the diversity of enzymes, their high catalytic activities and specificities …

Quinone and its derivatives for energy harvesting and storage materials

EJ Son, JH Kim, K Kim, CB Park - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In nature, quinone plays a vital role in numerous electrochemical reactions for energy
transduction and storage; such processes include respiration and photosynthesis. For …

Methods for the regeneration of nicotinamide coenzymes

H Wu, C Tian, X Song, C Liu, D Yang, Z Jiang - Green chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxidoreductase is the largest class of enzymes and has broad applications in biotechnology
since a number of bioconversions involve oxidation/reduction reactions. Coenzymes are …

Light-driven water oxidation for solar fuels

KJ Young, LA Martini, RL Milot… - Coordination chemistry …, 2012 - Elsevier
Light-driven water oxidation is an essential step for conversion of sunlight into storable
chemical fuels. Fujishima and Honda reported the first example of photoelectrochemical …

Recent advances in photobiocatalysis for selective organic synthesis

Y Peng, Z Chen, J Xu, Q Wu - Organic Process Research & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis has emerged as a powerful tool to generate reactive intermediates under
mild reaction conditions. The combination of photocatalysis and biocatalysis, possessing …

Beta‐sheet‐forming, self‐assembled peptide nanomaterials towards optical, energy, and healthcare applications

S Kim, JH Kim, JS Lee, CB Park - small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide self‐assembly is an attractive route for the synthesis of intricate organic
nanostructures that possess remarkable structural variety and biocompatibility. Recent …

Bioinspired NADH regeneration based on conjugated photocatalytic systems

Y Zhang, Y Zhao, R Li, J Liu - Solar RRL, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cofactors, such as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) or its phosphorylated
derivative (NADPH), are playing essential roles in redox enzymatic catalysis because of …

Porphyrins for dye-sensitised solar cells: new insights into efficiency-determining electron transfer steps

MJ Griffith, K Sunahara, P Wagner, K Wagner… - Chemical …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Porphyrin molecules offer immense potential as the light harvesting component of dye-
sensitised nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cells. Synthetic porphyrin dyes were amongst the first …