Photon management for augmented photosynthesis

Photosynthetic microalgae could provide an ecologically sustainable route to produce solar biofuels and high-value chemicals. Here, the authors review various optical management strategies used to manipulate the incident light in order to increase the efficiency of microalgae biofuel production.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthew D. Ooms, Cao Thang Dinh, Edward H. Sargent, David Sinton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12699