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Photosynthesis in Nature

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Chemistry for the Future: Solar Fuels
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Dr Alison Foster, a former chemist and Senior Curator at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden explains the principals of natural photosynthesis that the Armstrong Group is trying to mimic in the lab.

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Series
Chemistry for the Future: Solar Fuels
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Alison Foster
Keywords
Solar energy
chlorophyll
nature
green plants
sunlight
solar
University of Oxford Botanic Garden
sun
Photosynthesis
Department: Department of Chemistry
Date Added: 19/07/2013
Duration: 00:04:00

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