Open AccessCOORDINATION CHEMISTRY AND SOLAR FUEL PRODUCTION
Author(s) -
Sinval Fernandes de Sousa,
Antonio Otávio T. Patrocínio
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
química nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.214
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1678-7064
pISSN - 0100-4042
DOI - 10.5935/0100-4042.20140140
Subject(s) - solar fuel , production (economics) , chemistry , engineering physics , astrobiology , environmental science , engineering , physics , organic chemistry , catalysis , economics , photocatalysis , macroeconomics
Life on earth depends on the absorption and conversion of solar energy into chemical bonds, i.e. photosynthesis. In this process, sun light is employed to oxidize water into oxygen and reducing equivalents used to produce fuels. In artificial photosynthesis, the goal is to develop relatively simple systems able to mimic photosynthetic organisms and promote solar-to-chemical conversion. The aim of the present review was to describe recent advances in the application of coordination compounds as catalysts in some key reactions for artificial photosynthesis, such as water splitting and CO2 reduction