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  • Front Cover; Solar Power and Fuels; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Gabriel Stein-1920-1976; Chapter 1. Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy; Chemical Utilization and Storage of Solar Quantum Energy; The Future Role of Wind, Photosynthetic Biomass and Hydro-Electric Power; Electricity Generation from Solar Power; Homogeneous Chemical Systems for Solar Energy Utilization; Thermally Assisted Photochemical Reactions and Photochemically Assisted Thermal Reactions; Some Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Will Photosynthesis Solve the Energy Problem?
  • IntroductionEnergy Available; Efficiency of Photosynthesis; Areas Required for Solar Power; Food versus Fuel; Leaf Protein; Energy Plantations; Cellulose; Waste Disposal; Greenhouse Production; Plant Selection and Breeding; Regulation of Plant Reactions and Products; Nitrogen Fixation; Biocatalytic Hydrogen Production Systems; Carbon Reduction; Artificial Chlorophyll Membranes; Bacteriorhodopsin Membranes; Concluding Remarks; References; Comments; Chapter 3. Electron Transfer in Heterogeneous Photochemical Reactions; Introduction; Energy Considerations
  • Reactions of the Hydrated Electron with Acceptors in MicellesReactions of Radicals and Radical Anions with Acceptors in Micelles; Reactions of Light Excited Molecules in Micelles; Electron Deficient States in Photochemical Reactions; Reactions in Submicellar Systems; References; Comments; Chapter 4. Power Generation by Photoelectrolysis; Introduction; Basic Processes at Semiconductor Electrodes; The Source of Photoelectric Power; Photoelectrolytic Cell for the Decomposition of Water; Photoelectrolytic Cell as Direct Power Source; The Stability of Illuminated Semiconductors
  • Summarizing RemarksReferences; Chapter 5. Photogalvanic Processes; Definitions; Brief Description of a Prototypical Photogalvanic Converter, The Iron-Thionine Cell; Some Chemical Systems which have been Considered for Photogalvanic Converters; Processes and Figures of Merit in Photogalvanic Transducers without Capacity for Storage; Characterization of Processes in Iron-Thiazine Totally Illuminated-Thin Layer (TI-TL) Cells; Acknowledgment; References; Comments; Chapter 6. Photochemical Production of a Fuel; Introduction; Direct Intramolecular Photoreactions; Bimolecular Redox Processes
  • Photocatalyzed SystemsConclusion; References; Comments; Chapter 7. Ultrathin Barriers and Solar Energy Conversion; Introduction; Ultrathin Barriers and Photosynthesis; Ultrathin Barriers and Solar Cells; Ultrathin Barriers and Pigmented Bilayer Lipid Membranes; References; Comments; Chapter 8. Organic Molecular Energy Storage Reactions; Introduction; General Aspects of Photochemical Systems Delivering Heat; Examples of Thermally Reversible Endothermic Photoreactions; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Comments; Author Index; Subject Index