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Open Access Article << Previous     |     Next >>   Contents Vol 65(6)

Molecular Chemistry for Solar Fuels: From Natural to Artificial Photosynthesis*

Ann Magnuson A B and Stenbjörn Styring A

A Department of Chemistry – Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden.
B Corresponding author. Email: ann.magnuson@kemi.uu.se

Australian Journal of Chemistry 65(6) 564-572 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH12114
Submitted: 24 February 2012  Accepted: 10 April 2012   Published: 21 June 2012


 
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Abstract

The world needs new, environmentally friendly, and renewable fuels to exchange for fossil fuels. The fuel must be made from cheap, abundant, and renewable resources. The research area of solar fuels aims to meet this demand. This paper discusses why we need a solar fuel, and proposes solar energy as the major renewable energy source to feed from. The scientific field concerning artificial photosynthesis is expanding rapidly and most of the different scientific visions for solar fuels are briefly reviewed. Research strategies for the development of artificial photosynthesis to produce solar fuels are overviewed, with some critical concepts discussed in closer detail.





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