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Visible light-induced H2 production from cellulose using photosensitization of Mg chlorophyll a

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A photoinduced-H2 production system, coupling cellulose degradation by cellulase and glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) and H2 production with colloidal Pt as a catalyst using the visible light-induced photosensitization of Mg chlorophyll a, has been developed. When the sample solution containing methylcellulose, cellulase, GDH, NAD+, Mg chlorophyll a, Methyl viologen and colloidal Pt was irradiated, continuous H2 production was observed. The amount of H2 production was about 12 μmol after 4 h irradiation.

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry, Oita University, Dannoharu 700, Oita, 870-1192, Japan

    Noriko Himeshima & Yutaka Amao

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Himeshima, N., Amao, Y. Visible light-induced H2 production from cellulose using photosensitization of Mg chlorophyll a . Biotechnology Letters 24, 1935–1938 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020964511793

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