A new concept on the basis of photosynthetic materials to construct robust and long-lasting semi-artificial photosynthetic solar cells that can advantageously exploit solar radiation by photosynthesis process to convert polluting carbon dioxide into useful biofuels or medical metabolites and electricity is for the first time proposed.<br/><br/>Photosynthetic materials are firstly designed and prepared by a very innovative synthesis pathway via the encapsulation of the highly efficient photosynthetically active entities in optically transparent biopolymeric alginate/silica hybrid core/shell system. This algal culture can remain photosynthetically active over a period of 14 months. The carbohydrates detected were composed of neutral sugars such as rhamnose, galactose, glucose, xylose and mannose units. The conversion to electricity by this system will also be presented.

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251st National Meeting (2016)

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