Reply to “Commentary on Photosynthesis and Negative Entropy Production by Jennings and coworkers” by J. Lavergne |
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| Authors: | RC Jennings AP Casazza FM Garlaschi G Zucchelli |
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| Institution: | a Dipartimento di Biologia dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
b e Istituto di Biofisica del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Sede di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | Photosynthesis Entropy Photochemistry |
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