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- noun physics ,(
chemistry ) The addition of anelectron to aphotoexcited species - noun chemistry Any
reduction reaction that takes place in the presence oflight
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I'll settle for the so-called "compact" edition, a photoreduction of the twenty-volume second edition (nine pages of the original reproduced on each page of the compact).
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I'll settle for the so-called "compact" edition, a photoreduction of the twenty-volume second edition (nine pages of the original reproduced on each page of the compact).
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Several groups have also looked at the photoreduction of metal ions out of solution onto a semiconductor surface.
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In 1976 another line of research was started in the area of artificial photosynthesis and the storage and chemical conversion of solar energy; it was first concerned with the photoly is of water and later with the photoreduction of carbon dioxide.
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Photochemical activation of small molecules by means of transition metal complexes; photogeneration of hydrogen and oxygen; water photolysis; photoreduction of CO2; design of photoinduced charge separation systems.
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The new work adds another possibility to the mix - photoreduction - the light-prompted passing of electrons.
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Data on the midpoint potential, photoreduction, and cofactor replacement suggest PAI to operate via an ionic mechanism with the formation of FADH2 and linoleic acid carbocation as intermediates.
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The new work adds another possibility to the mix - photoreduction - the light-prompted passing of electrons.
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Drosophila cryptochromes are light activated by flavin photoreduction in living cells.
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The new work adds another possibility to the mix - photoreduction - the light-prompted passing of electrons.
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