197
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

An Exergy Analysis of Biological Energy Conversion

Pages 1974-1983 | Received 30 Mar 2010, Accepted 07 May 2010, Published online: 04 Sep 2012

References

  • Andersen , B. , Shiner , J. S. and Uehlinger , D. E. 2002 . Allometric scaling and maximum efficiency in physiological Eigen time . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci , 99 : 5822 – 5824 .
  • Andriesse , C. D. and Hollestelle , M. J. 2001 . Minimum entropy production in photosynthesis . Biophys. Chem , 90 : 249 – 253 .
  • Bisio , G. and Bisio , A. 1998 . Some thermodynamic remarks on photosynthetic energy conversion . Energy Convers. Manage , 39 : 741 – 748 .
  • De Vos , A. 1992 . Endoreversible Thermodynamics of Solar Energy Conversion Oxford , , U.K. : Oxford University Press. .
  • Duysens , L. N. M. 1959 . The path of light energy in photosynthesis . Photochem. Appar. Brookhaven Symp. Biol , 11 : 10 – 25 .
  • Jennings , R. C. , Engelmann , E. , Garlaschi , F. , Casazza , A. P. and Zucchelli , G. 2005 . Photosynthesis and negative entropy production . Biochim. Biophys. Acta , 1709 : 251 – 255 .
  • Juretic , D. and Zupanovic , P. 2003 . Photosynthetic models with maximum entropy production in irreversible charge transfer steps . Comput. Biol. Chem , 27 : 541 – 553 .
  • Knox , R. S. and Parson , W. W. 2007 . Entropy production and second law in photosynthesis . Biochim. Biophys. Acta , 1767 : 1189 – 1193 .
  • Lavergne , J. 2006 . Commentary on photosynthesis and negative entropy production by Jennings and coworkers . Biochim. Biophys. Acta , 1757 : 1453 – 1459 .
  • Meszena , G. and Westerhoff , H. V. 1999 . Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of light absorption . J. Phys. A: Math. Gen , 32 : 301 – 311 .
  • Morowitz , H. J. 1968 . Energy Flow in Biology New York , NY : Academic Press. .
  • Nobel , P. S. 1970 . Introduction to Plant Physiology San Francisco , CA : W. H. Freeman and Company. .
  • Nobel , P. S. 1991 . Physicochemical and Environmental Plant Physiology San Diego , CA : Academic Press. .
  • Osterle , J. F. 1984 . Thermodynamic estimation of photosynthesis efficiency . J. Non-Equilibr. Thermodyn. , 9 : 55 – 60 .
  • Perry , R. H. and Green , D. 1984 . Perry's Chemical Handbook, , 6th Ed. New York , NY : McGraw-Hill. .
  • Petela , R. 2008 . An approach to the exergy analysis of photosynthesis . Solar Energy , 82 : 311 – 328 .
  • Stefanescu , A. 1996 . Energy conversion and entropy production in open systems , Ph.D. Thesis Ames , Iowa : Iowa State University. .
  • Stucki , J. W. 1980 . The optimal efficiency and the economic degrees of coupling of oxidative phosphorylation . Euro. J. Biochem , 109 : 269 – 283 .
  • You , Y. and Hu , E. J. 2002 . A medium-temperature solar thermal power system and its efficiency optimization . Appl. Therm. Eng. , 22 : 357 – 364 .
  • Zavala , E. A. and Brown , F. A. 2007 . A simple thermodynamic analysis of photosynthesis . Entropy , 9 : 152 – 168 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.