| Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer: A Carrefour of Chemical Reactivity Traditions Contributor(s): |
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ISBN: 1849731411 ISBN-13: 9781849731416 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry OUR PRICE: $162.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Chemistry - Industrial & Technical - Science | Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical |
| Dewey: 540 |
| Series: RSC Catalysis |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.4" W x 9.42" (0.89 lbs) 157 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chemical reactivity is currently explained in terms of several diverse scientific traditions and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET) is central to these traditions, together with quantum mechanical tunnelling of the electron particle. This book brings together all these traditions through the authors' research and experience. It covers the most recent developments in the field of PCET reactions, from the theoretical and experimental points of view. It concentrates on the importance of PCET in biological systems and for bioenergetic conversion, namely the oxidation of water in Photosystem II, to produce oxygen, and the reduction of protons to hydrogen by hydrogenase, for energy storage. Furthermore, the book also brings together the most important chemical explanations employed in this field. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barroso, Monica: - Mónica Barroso is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Coimbra, in the group of Photochemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy. Her current research activity is focused on nanoscaled devices for the conversion of solar energy into clean energies, particularly photoelectrochemical cells for water splitting, and dye-sensitized solar cells. She was a postdoctoral researcher at EPFL (Switzerland), in the group of Prof. Michael Grätzel, where she started her studies on solar hydrogen generation with nanocrystalline semiconductor photoelectrodes, using an interdisciplinary approach that covered the areas of material synthesis and characterization, photochemical and electrochemical studies of light driven reactions, as well as device preparation and performance analysis. Previously, her doctoral research had been focused on the Intersecting/Interacting State Model (ISM) and its application to the estimation of absolute rate constants for atom and proton transfer reactions in gas phase, solution and enzymes, and elucidation of the nature of structure-reactivity relationships. Other research interests include the study of photochemical reactions in solution and supercritical ?uids, proton-coupled electron transfer, and organic-based photovoltaics. She has received 3 research grants from the Portuguese Science Foundation and 2 awards (from Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and the University of Coimbra). |