Photochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid. Issue 7 (31st March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cauwenbergh, Robin; Das, Shoubhik
• Is Part Of: Green chemistry. Volume 23:Issue 7(2021)
• Page Start: 2553
• Page End: 2574
• Publication Date: 2021-03-31
• Subjects: Environmental chemistry -- Industrial applications -- Periodicals; Environmental management -- Periodicals; 660
• DOI: 10.1039/d0gc04040a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1463-9262

Abstract

Abstract : This review presents an overview of the photoreduction of CO2 to formic acid using homogeneous catalysts. Abstract : With the growing awareness of green chemistry, carbon capture and utilization (CCU) has received tremendous attention compared to carbon capture and storage (CCS). Over the past decades, the development of sustainable approaches for converting CO2 to valuable products such as CO, HCOOH, CH3 OH, organic carboxylic acids and others has become popular and is of great importance for society. In this review, we particularly focus on the generation of HCOOH using homogeneous catalysts, such as transition metal complexes and organic dyes, under photocatalytic conditions. This review will give an overview of recent reports on this topic to stimulate further research in this appealing and vast growing research area.