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US 12,485,409 B2Granted
Methods and systems for photo-activated hydrogen generation
AssigneeBOMAX Hydrogen LLC
InventorsDeborah B. Maxwell, Deidra L. Gerlach
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing alternative fuel, in particular hydrogen photocatalytically generated by a system comprising photoactive nanoparticles and a nitrogenase cofactor are provided. In one aspect, the system includes a water soluble cadmium selenide nanoparticle (CdSe) surface capped with mercaptosuccinate (CdSe-MSA) and a NafY.FeMo-co complex comprising a NafY protein and an iron-molybdenum cofactor (FeMo-co), wherein the CdSe-MSA and NafY·FeMo-co complex are present in about 1:2 to 1:10 molar ratio.
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A system for photocatalytically producing hydrogen gas, comprising:
- a water soluble cadmium selenide nanoparticle (CdSe) surface capped with mercaptosuccinate (CdSe-MSA);
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- a NafY·FeMo-co complex comprising a NafY protein and an iron-molybdenum cofactor (FeMo-co);
- wherein the CdSe-MSA and NafY·FeMo-co complex are present in about 1:3 to 1:10 molar ratio.
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