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Toward Solar Fuels: Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Hydrocarbons
ACS Nano · 2010 · Vol. 4(3) · pp. 1259–1278
Somnath C. Roy✉(Pennsylvania State University)Oomman K. Varghese(Pennsylvania State University)Maggie Paulose(Pennsylvania State University)Craig A. Grimes(Pennsylvania State University)
Abstract
The past several decades have seen a significant rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels resulting from the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels. A solar energy based technology to recycle carbon dioxide into readily transportable hydrocarbon fuel (i.e., a solar fuel) would help reduce atmospheric CO2 levels and partly fulfill energy demands within the present hydrocarbon based fuel infrastructure. We review the present status of carbon dioxide conversion techniques, with particular attention to a recently developed photocatalytic process to convert carbon dioxide and water vapor into hydrocarbon fuels using sunlight.
CO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCarbon dioxideHydrocarbonEnvironmental scienceSolar fuelCarbon-neutral fuelCombustionWaste managementSolar energyCarbon fibersNegative carbon dioxide emission
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