Solar- versus Thermal-Driven Catalysis for Energy Conversion

  • Yufei Zhao
  • , Wa Gao
  • , Siwei Li
  • , Gareth R. Williams
  • , Abdul Hanif Mahadi
  • , Ding Ma

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Abstract

Inspired by photosynthesis and its ability to convert CO2 to hydrocarbons, this Perspective focuses on the recent advances in catalytic small-molecule activation and conversion by photo(electro), photovoltaic, or photothermal catalysts and thermal catalysts. It will consider some industrial-scaled reactions of C-H (CH4, benzene), C=O (CO and CO2), and N≡N bonds, as well as other fine chemical syntheses (e.g., C-C/S-S bond coupling), which have been shown to be successfully driven by thermal energy or solar energy on the laboratory scale.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)920-937
Number of pages18
JournalJoule
Volume3
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Apr 2019
Externally publishedYes

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