Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] (CO2 Scrubbers) Algae! EEeeeew!

["D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net>]

Interesting, the ATP and NADPH are not unlike molecular storage batteries to
facilitate the covalant bond needed to eliminate free forming hydrogen.  You
absolutely learn something new every day on this site.
Big Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: S W <stephenwhite20@yahoo.com>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Monday, August 07, 2000 3:31 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] (CO2 Scrubbers) Algae! EEeeeew!


>--- "D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net> wrote:
>> Whoa, wait a minute.  You mean the algae excite the
>> electrons to cause a
>> molecular split of the hydrogen and oxygen elements?
>>  How so? It would have
>> to be through the addition of an extra electron
>> which would also release
>> explosive hydrogen in addition to O2.  Not funny!
>> Big Dave
>
>
>Im a Biology major and you ask for it...so here goes.
>Algae cells contain chloroplasts which are organelles
>in which photosynthesis takes place (all plants have
>these). There are two sets of reactions in
>photosynthesis, the light and dark reactions. In the
>light reactions, energy from the sun is used to excite
>electrons which are removed from H20 (yielding 02 gas
>and two protons [H+]). These excited electrons are
>then used to create activated intermediate molecules
>which are used in the dark reactions. In the dark
>reactions, CO2 is taken out of the air and fixed
>(attached) together in a complex pathway called the
>Calvin-Benson cycle to form glucose (sugar). You don't
>have to worry about H2 leaking out because the
>hydrogens leave as protons. This actually is damn
>interesting stuff! Check out this web site and read up
>on it. It has some very nice pictures to help explain
>it all.
>
>http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookPS.html#Chlorophyll
>
>
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