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Frontispiece: Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction on TiO 2 ‐Based Materials under Controlled Reaction Conditions: Systematic Insights from a Literature Study
Author(s) -
Moustakas Nikolaos G.,
Strunk Jennifer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201884961
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , artificial photosynthesis , photosynthesis , materials science , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , environmental science , chemistry , catalysis , engineering , organic chemistry , biochemistry
Photocatalytic CO 2 conversion to hydrocarbons (sometimes referred to as ‘artificial photosynthesis’), which mimics natural photosynthesis with purely inorganic photocatalysts, has the potential to simultaneously combat the energy crisis and the greenhouse effect. In more than half of all reported studies to date, TiO 2 ‐based materials are used as the photocatalyst. The Concept article by N. G. Moustakas and J. Strunk on page 12739 ff., aims to give a guide for future research to obtain more efficient photocatalytic systems.