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SUMMARY:Biological photovoltaic systems - Prof Chris Howe\, Department of 
 Biochemistry
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CONTACT:Nalin Patel
DESCRIPTION:A friendly discussion hosted by Prof David MacKay and Prof Chr
 is Howe.  Prof Howe leads a group in the Department of Biochemistry that c
 overs a number of areas in the biochemistry and molecular biology of photo
 synthetic organisms\, and the evolutionary processes that gave rise to the
 m\n\nAbstract: We are interested in systems that allow electricity generat
 ion from photosynthetic organisms\, somewhat resembling microbial fuel cel
 ls. The simplest systems use single-celled algae associated with an electr
 ode\, often as a biofilm. The organisms generate a small amount \nof curre
 nt in the dark\, and this increases on illumination. Other systems use pla
 nts that secrete organic compounds from the roots. The compounds are metab
 olised by bacteria in the root environment\, again generating current. Can
  we exploit these systems at larger scale for power production?
LOCATION:TCM Seminar room\, 530 Mott
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