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Carbon Fixation

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Energy Conversion in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis

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The International Energy Agency predicts a global annual energy consumption of about 28 TW in 2050, whereas the global population is predicted to increase from 7.2 to 9.7 billion. This doubled energy consumption let us face a new challenge in the 21st century: new energy sources are required, which allow us to step away from the use of fossil fuels.

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Brinkert, K. (2018). Carbon Fixation. In: Energy Conversion in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 117. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77980-5_6

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