{"id":413,"date":"2024-01-23T14:34:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T21:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/lightworks\/?post_type=project&#038;p=413"},"modified":"2025-06-06T14:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T21:18:40","slug":"center-for-bio-inspired-fuel-production","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/lightworks\/?project=center-for-bio-inspired-fuel-production","title":{"rendered":"Center for Bio-Inspired Fuel Production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"unityblocks-hero\" class=\"wp-block-unityblocks-hero hide-content\" data-herotype=\"heading-hero\" data-image=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/lightworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/01\/Brown-metal-tower-photo.jpg&quot;,&quot;altText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-subtitle=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-title=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Center for Bio-Inspired Fuel Production&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;gold&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-contents=\"[{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;}]\" data-contentscolor=\"white\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 pt-6 pt-xl-12\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-between\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 order-2 order-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\" id=\"summary\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">The Center for Bio-Inspired Solar Fuel Production (BISfuel) develops artificial components that mimic and improve upon those used in natural photosynthesis, such as more broadly absorbing antennas, more robust reaction centers and catalysts for oxidizing water and producing hydrogen, and builds systems that combine these components to produce solar fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solar thermochemistry harnesses the sun\u2019s magnificent thermodynamic value in the form of heat to drive mechanical engines that produce electricity or chemical reactors that convert water and carbon dioxide back into a chemically reduced and usable form. 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