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Photosynthesis by plants, algae, cyanobacteria (bluegreen algae) and photosynthetic bacteria converts large quantities of solar radiation into chemical energy in the form of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, ammonia, hydrogen, ATP, pyridine nucleotides, etc. The importance of photosynthetic processes as energy converters lies in the facts that the substrates used such as water, CO2 and N2 are ubiquitous and inexpensive.
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Hall, D.O., Rao, K.K. (1988). Immobilized Photosynthetic Membranes and Cells for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals. In: Gaber, B.P., Schnur, J.M., Chapman, D. (eds) Biotechnological Applications of Lipid Microstructures. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 238. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7908-9_18
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