Stimulation of hydrogen photoproduction in algae by removal of oxygen by reagents that combine reversibly with oxygen.
Hydrogen photoproduction from water by Scenedesmus cells was achieved in the presence of reagents that combine reversibly with oxygen. The oxygen can be subsequently released, and H(2) and O(2) are obtained in the 2:1 ratio expected for H(2)O photolysis. This was accomplished in an experimental design which facilitates rapid transfer of gases and the use of a variety of water-soluble and DMSO-soluble chelates of cobalt which combine reversibly with oxygen.
Department of Biochemistry and The Cancer Center/Institute of Cancer Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
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