Highlights and challenges in the selective reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol

S Navarro-Jaén, M Virginie, J Bonin, M Robert… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the iconic greenhouse gas and the major factor driving present
global climate change, incentivizing its capture and recycling into valuable products and …

Photocatalytic CO2 reduction over copper-based materials: A review

W Wang, L Wang, W Su, Y Xing - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2022 - Elsevier
Problems brought about by climate change dictate the reestablishment of our outlook on
energy production. Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2) into high value-added …

Facet-dependent active sites of a single Cu2O particle photocatalyst for CO2 reduction to methanol

YA Wu, I McNulty, C Liu, KC Lau, Q Liu, AP Paulikas… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
Atomic-level understanding of the active sites and transformation mechanisms under
realistic working conditions is a prerequisite for rational design of high-performance …

Photocorrosion inhibition of semiconductor-based photocatalysts: basic principle, current development, and future perspective

B Weng, MY Qi, C Han, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a promising strategy for addressing the worldwide
environmental pollution and energy shortage issues. However, unlike TiO2 with good …

Boosting the activity and stability of Ag-Cu2O/ZnO nanorods for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

F Zhang, YH Li, MY Qi, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
To construct semiconductor-based photocatalysts for carbon dioxide (CO 2) reduction with
high activity and stability remains a long-term goal. Herein, we report a ternary Ag-Cu 2 …

Modulating Ti t2g Orbital Occupancy in a Cu/TiO2 Composite for Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CO

K Zhu, Q Zhu, M Jiang, Y Zhang, Z Shao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electronic structure of composites plays a critical role in photocatalytic conversion,
whereas it is challenging to modulate the orbital for an efficient catalyst. Herein, we …

Perovskite-type lanthanum ferrite based photocatalysts: Preparation, properties, and applications

M Humayun, H Ullah, M Usman… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clean energy and a sustainable environment are grand challenges that the world is facing
which can be addressed by converting solar energy into transportable and storable fuels …

Activity, selectivity, and stability of earth-abundant CuO/Cu2O/Cu0-based photocatalysts toward CO2 reduction

S Ali, A Razzaq, H Kim, SI In - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Cu-based photocatalysts are widely used for the photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 owing to
their non-toxicity, earth abundance, extended light absorption, suppressed charge …

Recent progress on semiconductor heterogeneous photocatalysts in clean energy production and environmental remediation

N Goodarzi, Z Ashrafi-Peyman, E Khani, AZ Moshfegh - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Semiconductor-based photocatalytic reactions are a practical class of advanced oxidation
processes (AOPs) to address energy scarcity and environmental pollution. By utilizing solar …

Recent advances in solar-driven carbon dioxide conversion: expectations versus reality

J He, C Janaky - ACS energy letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion to fuels and high-value chemicals can
contribute to the better utilization of renewable energy sources. Photosynthetic (PS) …