Plankton-like protocells for artificial photosynthesis targeting carbon-neutral energy vectors

用于针对碳中性能量载体的人工光合作用的浮游生物样原始细胞

• 批准号: 10068408
• 金额: $ 51万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10068408
• 关键词: Plankton; like; protocells; artificial; photosynthesis

Project summary While mature solar technologies (i.e. photovoltaics, photo-electrochemical cells) cannot simultaneously address the multi-faceted future energy challenge, PLANKT-ON aims to develop a disruptive net-zero emissions technology to both address the global energy demand and reoxygenation of our planet. Inspired by Nature, we propose to assemble the first synthetic plankton-like protocells that autonomously utilise light, water, and CO2 to produce O2 and formate, as a green H2 vector. To this aim, the plankton-like protocells will be shaped as containers of two synergic subdomains mimicking the natural plastids and the CO2-enzyme organelles. The artificial plastid (1st type proto-organelle) will utilise light to oxidise H2O to O2 and reduce a methyl viologen (MV) cofactor, this latter will feed the CO2-rich proto-organelle to selectively produce formate by a cascade enzymatic reaction. We are expecting that this original bio-inspired strategy will open a route to sustainable solar hydrogen. The long term impact is envisaged for scientific innovation in groundbreaking solar technology, going beyond the conventional photoelectrochemical cabled asset, and readily exploitable for empowering the EU vision for “Smart Buildings as Micro-Energy Hubs” in the world. Fundamental Research advances will be monitored by PLANKT-ON innovation radar activities, protected by our IP policy and disseminated to reach the expected stakeholders and the general public. Multidisciplinary collaboration among the 6 partners, from 4 EU countries, 5 research centres, and 1 technology-based company, underpins the project activities that will target the EU mission. PLANKT-ON counts on the valuable experience of its Scientific Advisory Committee where international renowned scientists from Princeton (USA), Berkeley (USA), Tokyo (Japan) and EPFL-Lausanne (Switzerland) will contribute to the results evaluation and benchmarking in the field of light management, photo-catalysis and green H2 transport

虽然成熟的太阳能技术（即光电化学、光电化学电池）无法同时应对未来多方面的能源挑战，但PLANKT-ON旨在开发一种颠覆性的净零排放技术，以满足全球能源需求和地球的复氧。受大自然的启发，我们建议组装第一个人工合成的类雷顿原细胞，它们可以自主利用光、水和CO2产生O2和甲酸盐，作为绿色H2载体。为了这个目的，类Escherton的原始细胞将被塑造成两个协同子域的容器，模仿天然质体和CO2-酶细胞器。人工质体（第一类原细胞器）将利用光将H2O氧化为O2并还原甲基紫精（MV）辅因子，后者将为富含CO2的原细胞器提供营养，以通过级联酶促反应选择性地产生甲酸盐。我们期待着这种原始的生物启发策略将开辟一条可持续太阳能氢的道路。其长期影响被设想为突破性太阳能技术的科学创新，超越传统的光电化学电缆资产，并随时可用于增强欧盟在世界上“智能建筑作为微能源中心”的愿景。基础研究的进展将由PLANKT-ON创新雷达活动监测，受我们的知识产权政策保护，并传播给预期的利益相关者和公众。来自4个欧盟国家、5个研究中心和1家技术公司的6个合作伙伴之间的多学科合作支持了以欧盟使命为目标的项目活动。PLANKT-ON依靠其科学顾问委员会的宝贵经验，来自普林斯顿（美国），伯克利（美国），东京（日本）和洛桑EPFL（瑞士）的国际知名科学家将在光管理，光催化和绿色H2运输领域的结果评估和基准制定方面做出贡献