Development of a long-term photosynthetic hydrogen production system using green algae

The research team of Professor Wonhyeong Ryu of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the research team of Professor Hyunseo Ahn of the Department of Chemistry developed a photosynthetic hydrogen production system that produces hydrogen for a long period of time with high photon-hydrogen quantum efficiency. In this paper, the electron transfer and efficiency problems for hydrogen production using existing green algae were significantly improved through CNT mechanical insertion and Pt NP synthesis. In addition, the possibility of commercialization was demonstrated by driving an RC mobility device with an improved hydrogen production system. The study was published in the international academic journal 'Nature Communications' (Impact Factor: 16.6, top 7.5%) in October 2023.

The link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42529-3