Hydrogen as a Fuel: Learning from Nature

ISBN-13: 9780415242424 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 288 str.

Richard Cammack; R. L. Robson; Michael Frey

Opis

There has been a widespread resurgence of interest in the applications of hydrogen as a clean fuel, with it's potential for local electricity production and in transport. The last five years have seen breakthroughs in our understanding of the nature, structure and biosynthesis of hydrogenases.

Spis treści

Preface. Origins, Evolution, and the Hydrogen Biosphere. Biodiversity of Hydrogenases. Regulation of Hydrogenase Gene Expression. The Assembly Line. Hydrogenases and Their Activities. Molecular Architectures. Spectroscopy—the Functional Puzzle. The Catalytic Machinery. Hydrogenase in Biotechnology: Hydrogen Consumption. Hydrogenase in Biotechnology: Producing Hydrogen as a Fuel.

O autorze

Richard Cammack , Michel Frey, Robert Robson