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Fundamentals of Photosynthesis for Energy Storage

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Photosynthesis is the most fundamentally important energy-converting process on Earth. It converts solar energy to chemical energy and provides all the food we eat, the fossil fuels we consume and the oxygen we breathe. The basic concepts underlying photosynthesis have been well established and a brief introduction is given in this chapter. The principles, especially those obtained from primitive photosynthetic organisms, are considered to serve as a guide for the development of artificial photosynthesis today.

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  1. Ibaraki University, Bunkyo 2-1-1, Mito, Japan

    Z.-Y. Wang-Otomo

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    Masakazu Sugiyama

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    Katsushi Fujii

  3. Nakamura Lab, Mitsubishi Chem Fel, RIKEN Research Cluster for Innov, Wako, Japan

    Shinichiro Nakamura

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Wang-Otomo, ZY. (2016). Fundamentals of Photosynthesis for Energy Storage. In: Sugiyama, M., Fujii, K., Nakamura, S. (eds) Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25400-5_21

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