Harnessing photosynthesis to produce a renewable source of fuel

John E. Sheats; Paul Lucuski; Zachary Orr; Thomas Green; Brandon Bailey; G. Charles Dismukes; David Robinson; Calvin Sung

Harnessing photosynthesis to produce a renewable source of fuel

John E. Sheats, Paul Lucuski, Zachary Orr, Thomas Green, Brandon Bailey, G. Charles Dismukes, David Robinson, Calvin Sung

Rutgers University

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Abstract

A cubic cluster containing four manganese atoms, four oxygen atoms and a calcium atom located in the center of PS-II particles in the chloroplasts of the leaves of plants is the catalytic site for photosynthetic oxygen evolution. For the past 11 years we have studied models of this structure with the formula, Mn₄O₄(Ar₂PO₂)₆ with the goal of harnessing this process for production of hydrogen and oxygen as a renewable source of fuel. Much of this research has been conducted by undergraduates and Project SEED students at Rider University in collaboration with the research group of Dr. G. Charles Dismukes at Princeton University. The results of these studies and the role of the undergraduate students and SEED students will be discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	American Chemical Society - 237th National Meeting and Exposition, ACS 2009, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
Publication status	Published - Dec 1 2009
Event	237th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009 - Salt Lake City, UT, United States Duration: Mar 22 2009 → Mar 26 2009

Publication series

Name	ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
ISSN (Print)	0065-7727

Other

Other	237th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009
Country	United States
City	Salt Lake City, UT
Period	3/22/09 → 3/26/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemistry(all)
Chemical Engineering(all)

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Harnessing photosynthesis to produce a renewable source of fuel. / Sheats, John E.; Lucuski, Paul; Orr, Zachary; Green, Thomas; Bailey, Brandon; Dismukes, G. Charles; Robinson, David; Sung, Calvin.

American Chemical Society - 237th National Meeting and Exposition, ACS 2009, Abstracts of Scientific Papers. 2009. (ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts).

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Sheats, JE, Lucuski, P, Orr, Z, Green, T, Bailey, B, Dismukes, GC, Robinson, D & Sung, C 2009, Harnessing photosynthesis to produce a renewable source of fuel. in American Chemical Society - 237th National Meeting and Exposition, ACS 2009, Abstracts of Scientific Papers. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts, 237th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, 3/22/09.

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