“Living electrode” as a long-lived photoconverter for biophotolysis of water

Abstract

Living blue-green algae ( Mastigocladus laminosus ), immobilized on an SnO 2 optically transparent electrode with calcium alginate, functioned as an anodic photoelectrode on continuous illumination for periods of time adequate for use in a conventional electrochemical cell. This “living electrode” shows promise of use as a long-lived photoconverter of solar radiant energy to electric energy and as a suitable replacement for unstable chloroplast systems.

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DOI

10.1073/pnas.77.5.2442

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Year

1980