Algal cell bionics as a step towards photosynthesis-independent hydrogen production

Zhijun Xu; Jiarui Qi; Shengliang Wang; Xiaoman Liu; Mei Li; Stephen Mann; Xin Huang

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37608-4

Nature Communications (Apr 2023)

Algal cell bionics as a step towards photosynthesis-independent hydrogen production

Zhijun Xu,
Jiarui Qi,
Shengliang Wang,
Xiaoman Liu,
Mei Li,
Stephen Mann,
Xin Huang

Affiliations

Zhijun Xu: MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Jiarui Qi: MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Shengliang Wang: MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Xiaoman Liu: MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Mei Li: Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology, Centre for Protolife Research and Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
Stephen Mann: Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology, Centre for Protolife Research and Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
Xin Huang: MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37608-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Low rate and limited duration are major challenges in photobiological hydrogen production. Here, the authors coat algal cells with a concentrically arranged shell comprising an ultra-thin Fe(III)-doped polypyrrole inner layer and outer exoskeleton of CaCO3, and achieve sustainable H2 production for over 200 days.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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