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MICROBIAL-BASED BIOHYBRID SYSTEM COMPRISING BIOGENIC SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES AND A METHOD TO PRODUCE THE SAME
PT117910
The present application relates to a microbial-based biohybrid system comprising biogenic semiconductor nanoparticles, more specifically a microbial-based biohybrid system comprising microorganisms coupled with biogenic CdSMoS2 nanoparticles doped with biogenic nanoparticles of metals selected from the platinum group metals. The present invention has a much-improved H2 production performance with a light source and can also be used for the production of other compounds such as acetate, ethanol, formate, methane or lactate.
These characteristics make the present technology a green and low-cost process for H2 production from light, for example from solar energy. Furthermore, the presently disclosed microbial-based biohybrid system can also be used to produce other value compounds such as acetate, ethanol, formate, methane, or lactate from light.