Photothermal Conversion of CO2 into CH4 with H2 over Group VIII Nanocatalysts: An Alternative Approach for Solar Fuel Production1. Issue 43 (17th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Meng, Xianguang; Wang, Tao; Liu, Lequan; Ouyang, Shuxin; Li, Peng; Hu, Huilin; Kako, Tetsuya; Iwai, Hideo; Tanaka, Akihiro; Ye, Jinhua
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 53:Issue 43(2014)
• Page Start: 11478
• Page End: 11482
• Publication Date: 2014-07-17
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404953
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>The photothermal conversion of CO₂ provides a straightforward and effective method for the highly efficient production of solar fuels with high solar‐light utilization efficiency. This is due to several crucial features of the Group VIII nanocatalysts, including effective energy utilization over the whole range of the solar spectrum, excellent photothermal performance, and unique activation abilities. Photothermal CO₂ reaction rates (mol h⁻¹ g⁻¹) that are several orders of magnitude larger than those obtained with photocatalytic methods (μmol h⁻¹ g⁻¹) were thus achieved. It is proposed that the overall water‐based CO₂ conversion process can be achieved by combining light‐driven H₂ production from water and photothermal CO₂ conversion with H₂. More generally, this work suggests that traditional catalysts that are characterized by intense photoabsorption will find new applications in photo‐induced green‐chemistry processes.</p> </abstract>