title: In vitro hydrogen production--using energy from the sun.
abstract: Using solar energy to produce molecular hydrogen is a promising way to supply the civilization with clean energy. Nature provides the key components to collect solar energy as well as to reduce protons, scientists have developed mimics of these enzymatic centers and also found new ways to catalyze the same reactions. This perspective article surveys the different components and in particular the various coupling possibilities of a light sensitizer and catalyst. Pros and cons are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Photochemistry and Molecular Science, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden. henning@krassen.de
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Krassen
authors.forename: Sascha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heberle
mesh_terms: D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D012993:Solar Energy; D016082:Solar System
chemical_list: D006859:Hydrogen