Citation: Tjandra Angie Davina, Huang Jun. Photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction by photocatalyst innovation[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2018, 29(6): 734-746. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.03.017 shu

Photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction by photocatalyst innovation

Tjandra Angie Davina ^a ,
Huang Jun ^b,,

a.
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
b.
Laboratory for Catalysis Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia

Corresponding author: Huang Jun, jun.huang@sydney.edu.au
Received Date: 20 November 2017
Revised Date: 1 February 2018
Accepted Date: 6 February 2018
Available Online: 16 June 2018

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The rising CO₂ level, population boom and increasing energy demand prompts the need of an efficient and sustainable solution to tackle the global warming issue. Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission through the conversion of detrimental CO₂ into methanol is one of the most promising solutions for optimising economic and resource efficiency. The utilisation of the abundant and sustainable sunlight to replace thermal and electric energy for CO₂ conversion to valuable chemicals is a highly sustainable process and attracted much research interests. Herein, we summarised the catalytic methods for CO₂ conversion to methanol, reviewed the photocatalytic properties and efficient photocatalysts, as well as their performance. Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) as a new member of the carbon nanomaterials family have attracted increasing attention owing to their excellent photoluminescence property, light harvesting capability, charge recombination suppression and effective electron transport ability. This paper highlighted the multifaceted roles of CQDs in photocatalytic reactions. To this end, the challenges and future directions of CQDs-based photocatalysts have been outlined.
- Carbon quantum dots,
- Photocatalysis applications,
- Carbon dioxide conversion,
- Methanol,
- Carbon nanodots
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