Artificial Photosynthesis

Abstract

There are currently lots of concerns about energy supply on earth and the environmental damages that energy obtained through fossil fuels create. Appreciation for nature also raises, and as technology advances, scientists are trying to mimic the process by which plants harvest energy from the sun and convert the second most abundant greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO2), into useful forms of energy: carbohydrates. This research project aims to understand the natural process of photosynthesis and gather enough information about it to study advances in this field of study. Using this information, the second goal of this research project is the elaboration of an undergraduate laboratory experiment that deals with artificial photosynthesis.Keywords: photosynthesis, artificial photosynthesis, energy, photosystems, sunlight.