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2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Authors : Josep Albero, Hermenegildo García

Published in: Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

In the context of finding sustainable and environmentally neutral alternatives to fossil fuels, there is much current interest in the production of chemicals that can be used as fuels using solar light (solar fuels). In the present chapter, we describe the fundamentals and the current state of the art for the photocatalytic reduction of CO2, making emphasis on the importance of the co-substrate (either water, hydrogen, or other electron donors), the differences of the process with respect to the photocatalytic hydrogen generation from water, and the importance to control the selectivity towards a single product of the many possible ones. After this part describing some basic issues of the photocatalytic CO2 reduction, some of the currently more efficient photocatalysts are described, delineating similarities and differences among those materials. The final section summarizes the main points of the chapter and presents our view on future developments in the field.

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Metadata
Title
Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Authors
Josep Albero
Hermenegildo García
Copyright Year
2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

Print ISBN: 978-3-662-48717-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-662-48719-8

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48719-8_1

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