Abstract
At present photosynthesis is the greatest solar energy converting system. Although its efficiency is rather poor (0. 2 – 0. 5%), the amount of energy conserved in green biomass is immense, i.e. ~ 3 · 1021 J per year, which is ten times as much as the energy consumed by mankind in 1970. It is important to note that low efficiency is not the principal feature of photosynthesis. It is rather a consequence of the traditional organization of rural economy. In optimal physiological and illumination conditions this efficiency may be easily increased by one order of magnitude (!) and may reach 3–5% (see review [1]).
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Abbreviations
- Chl:
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chlorophyll
- BChl:
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bacteriochlorophyll
- RC:
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reaction centre.
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Akhmanov, S.A. et al. (1979). Spectroscopy of Photoreaction Centres by Tunable Picosecond Parametric Oscillators. In: Walther, H., Rothe, K.W. (eds) Laser Spectroscopy IV. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38950-7_41
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