“Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO 2 into Solar Fuels” (2019), by Xin Yuan Li et al. Energy research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. No free PDF was found.

Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO 2 into Solar Fuels

Xin Yuan Li, Jiaguo Yu, Mietek Jaroniec et al. · February 14, 2019 · Energy

Abstract

Photoreduction of CO 2 into sustainable and green solar fuels is generally believed to be an appealing solution to simultaneously overcome both environmental problems and energy crisis. The low selectivity of challenging multi-electron CO 2 photoreduction reactions makes it one of the holy grails in heterogeneous photocatalysis. This Review highlights the important roles of cocatalysts in selective photocatalytic CO 2 reduction into solar fuels using semiconductor catalysts. A special emphasis in this review is placed on the key role, design considerations and modification strategies of cocatalysts for CO 2 photoreduction. Various cocatalysts, such as the biomimetic, metal-based, metal-free, and multifunctional ones, and their selectivity for CO 2 photoreduction are summarized and discussed, along with the recent advances in this area. This Review provides useful information for the design of highly selective cocatalysts for photo(electro)reduction and electroreduction of CO 2 and complements the existing reviews on various semiconductor photocatalysts.

Source page DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00400