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US 2023/0227860 A1Published application
Inorganic-biological hybrid system for biofuel production
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsShalmalee Pandit, Angela Belcher
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Abstract
A system for biofuel production can include a cell, a nanoparticle on a surface of the cell, and an irradiation unit configured to expose the cell to irradiation. A method of producing biofuel can include providing a cell having a nanoparticle on a surface of the cell, exposing the cell to a fuel precursor, irradiating the cell, converting the fuel precursor to a biofuel with the cell, and collecting the biofuel.
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A system for production of a chemical product comprising:
- a cell;
- a nanoparticle on a surface of the cell;
- and
- an irradiation unit configured to expose the cell to irradiation.
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A method of producing a chemical product comprising:
- providing a cell having a nanoparticle on a surface of the cell;
- exposing the cell to a precursor;
- irradiating the cell;
- converting the precursor to a chemical product with the cell;
- and
- collecting the chemical product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.