What Can We Learn from Photosynthesis About How to Convert Solar Energy into Fuels?

摘要

We briefly review the need for construction of novel systems for the production of clean renewable fuels to replace oil and gas. Then the case is made that if it will be possible to gain a sufficient understanding of photosynthesis that it should be possible to use this information to produce "artificial leaves". These artificial leaves will be designed to convert solar energy into dense portable fuel.