1st Edition

Hydrogen as a Fuel Learning from Nature

Edited By Richard Cammack, Michel Frey, Robert Robson Copyright 2001
288 Pages
by CRC Press

288 Pages
by CRC Press

267 Pages
by CRC Press

There continues to be widespread interest in the applications of hydrogen as a clean fuel and its potential for local electricity production and use in transport. Recent years have seen a variety of breakthroughs in our understanding of the nature, structure, and biosynthesis of hydrogenases. This book is a timely description of these developments, taking a lucid, multidisciplinary approach.... Read more
Preface. Origins, Evolution, and the Hydrogen Biosphere. Biodiversity of Hydrogenases. Regulation of Hydrogenase Gene Expression. The Assembly Line. Hydrogenases and Their Activities. Molecular Architectures. Spectroscopy—the Functional Puzzle. The Catalytic Machinery. Hydrogenase in Biotechnology: Hydrogen Consumption. Hydrogenase in Biotechnology: Producing Hydrogen as a Fuel.

Biography

Richard Cammack , Michel Frey, Robert Robson