Question

Hydrogen peroxide formation in artificial photosynthesis

Answer 1

The reducing power released from photosystem I (PSI) via ferredoxin enables the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH, which is essential in the Calvin–Benson cycle to make sugars in photosynthesis. Alternatively, PSI can reduce O2to produce hydrogen peroxide as a fuel.

Answer 2

The reducing power released from photosystem I (PSI) via ferredoxin enables the reduction of NADP(+) to NADPH, which is essential in the Calvin-Benson cycle to make sugars in photosynthesis. Alternatively, PSI can reduce O2 to produce hydrogen peroxide as a fuel. This article describes the artificial version of the photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide from water and O2 using solar energy. Hydrogen peroxide is used as a fuel in hydrogen peroxide fuel cells to make electricity. The combination of the photocatalytic H2O2 production from water and O2 using solar energy with one-compartment H2O2 fuel cells provides on-site production and usage of H2O2 as a more useful and promising solar fuel than hydrogen