Cover Feature: Low Temperature Sunlight‐Powered Reduction of CO2 to CO Using a Plasmonic Au/TiO2 Nanocatalyst (ChemCatChem 21/2021). Issue 21 (13th October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martínez Molina, Pau; Meulendijks, Nicole; Xu, Man; Verheijen, Marcel A.; den Hartog, Tim; Buskens, Pascal; Sastre, Francesc
• Is Part Of: ChemCatChem. Volume 13:Issue 21(2021)
• Page Start: 4455
• Page End: 4455
• Publication Date: 2021-10-13
• Subjects: Carbon Dioxide -- Reverse Water-Gas Shift -- CO -- solar light -- Surface plasmon resonance -- Photochemistry; Catalysis -- Periodicals; 541.39505
• DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101514
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1867-3880

Abstract

Abstract : The Cover Feature shows a sketch of the photoreactor which is the core of the experimental setup used by P. Martínez Molina et al. in their Communication. Inside the reactor, the plasmonic Au/TiO2 nanocatalyst used for the sunlight powered hydrogenation of CO2 to CO is represented. The reactor has been brought to life in the form of a plant, representing the relationship of the process to natural photosynthesis. On the left side, CO2 and green H2 – the reactants – can be seen, surrounded by a bleak atmosphere which represents the environmental impact of atmospheric CO2 . On the right side, a plant full of life represents the potential of the studied process to contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable world. In their process, the authors achieved a quantum efficiency of 4.7 % with a CO selectivity of 98% under solar light irradiation at ambient reactor temperature. More information can be found in the Communication by P. Martínez Molina et al.