Reply to "Commentary on photosynthesis and negative entropy production by Jennings and coworkers" by J. Lavergne
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2006
Citazione:
Reply to "Commentary on photosynthesis and negative entropy production by Jennings and coworkers" by J. Lavergne / R.C. Jennings, A.P. Casazza, E. Belgio, F.M. Garlaschi, G. Zucchelli. - In: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS. - ISSN 0005-2728. - 1757:11(2006), pp. 1460-1462.
Abstract:
It is argued that the chemical potential analogy does not provide useful information on the thermodynamics of photosystems, as the thermodynamic efficiency of an absorbed quantum is not considered. Instead, the approach based on either entropy balance or entropy flux considerations does provide this information. At high thermodynamic efficiencies, primary photochemistry can, in principle, violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
photosynthesis; entropy; photochemistry
Elenco autori:
R.C. Jennings, A.P. Casazza, E. Belgio, F.M. Garlaschi, G. Zucchelli
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