CO 2 Hydrogenation to Formate and Methanol as an Alternative to Photo- and Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction

In this study, carbon dioxide is one of the end products of combustion, and is not a benign component of the atmosphere. The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has reached unprecedented levels and continues to increase owing to an escalating rate of fossil fuel combustion, causing concern about climate change and rising sea levels. In view of the inevitable depletion of fossil fuels, a possible solution to this problem is the recycling of carbon dioxide, possibly captured at its point of generation, to fuels. Researchers in this field are using solar energy for CO2 activation and utilization in several ways: (i) so-called artificial photosynthesis using photo-induced electrons; (ii) bulk electrolysis of a…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Energy

  Awards: DE-SC00112704, SC00112704
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: 21402019
• MO
  Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

  Award: DUT14RC(3)082
• DU
  Dalian University of Technology
• OO
  Office of Science

  Award: DE-SC00112704
• JS
  Japan Science and Technology Agency

  Award: CREST
• FR
  Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
• BE
  Basic Energy Sciences

  Award: DE-SC00112704
• CR
  Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology