Solar fuels: research and development strategies to accelerate photocatalytic CO 2 conversion into hydrocarbon fuels

E Gong, S Ali, CB Hiragond, HS Kim… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic production of solar fuels from CO2 is a promising strategy for addressing
global environmental problems and securing future energy supplies. Although extensive …

Artificial photosynthesis systems for solar energy conversion and storage: platforms and their realities

Z Wang, Y Hu, S Zhang, Y Sun - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In natural photosynthesis, photosynthetic organisms such as green plants realize efficient
solar energy conversion and storage by integrating photosynthetic components on the …

Solar-driven methanogenesis with ultrahigh selectivity by turning down H2 production at biotic-abiotic interface

J Ye, C Wang, C Gao, T Fu, C Yang, G Ren… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Integration of methanogens with semiconductors is an effective approach to sustainable
solar-driven methanogenesis. However, the H2 production rate by semiconductors largely …

Sustainable conversion of microplastics to methane with ultrahigh selectivity by a biotic–abiotic hybrid photocatalytic system

J Ye, Y Chen, C Gao, C Wang, A Hu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient conversion of microplastics into fuels provides a promising strategy to alleviate
environmental pollution and the energy crisis. However, the conventional processes are …

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) …

Semi-biological approaches to solar-to-chemical conversion

X Fang, S Kalathil, E Reisner - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This review presents a comprehensive summary of the recent development in semi-artificial
photosynthesis, a biological-material hybrid approach to solar-to-chemical conversion that …

Recent advances in CdS-based photocatalysts for CO2 photocatalytic conversion

K Yang, Z Yang, C Zhang, Y Gu, J Wei, Z Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Semiconductor-based CO 2 photoreduction for generating chemical energy has recently
attracted special attention owing to its tremendous potential for solving increasingly grim …

Enzymatic carbon dioxide to formate: mechanisms, challenges and opportunities

H Chen, Y Huang, C Sha, JM Moradian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2) gas into soluble formate is one of the most promising
carbon neutralization strategies since it facilitates simultaneous fixation of carbon dioxide …

Conversion of carbon dioxide into fuels—A review

CG Okoye-Chine, K Otun, N Shiba, C Rashama… - Journal of CO2 …, 2022 - Elsevier
The continuous rise in the quantity of CO 2 emissions in the atmosphere and the threat it
poses to humankind and its environment are issues of great concern to everyone in the …

Metal‐Free Semiconductor‐Based Bio‐Nano Hybrids for Sustainable CO2‐to‐CH4 Conversion with High Quantum Yield

A Hu, J Ye, G Ren, Y Qi, Y Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bio‐nano hybrids with methanogens and nano‐semiconductors provide an innovative
strategy for solar‐driven CO2‐to‐CH4 conversion; however, the efficiency mismatch …