Towards Solar Fuels from Water and CO2

被引:236
作者
Centi, Gabriele [1 ]
Perathoner, Siglinda
机构
[1] Univ Messina, Dipartimento Chim Ind & Ingn Mat, I-98166 Messina, Italy
关键词
biofuels; biomass; hydrogen; semiconductors; solar fuels; HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION; CARBON-DIOXIDE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION; ELECTROCATALYTIC CONVERSION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTO REDUCTION; H-2; PRODUCTION; ENERGY; TIO2; METHANOL;
D O I
10.1002/cssc.200900289
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Solar fuels from water and CO2 are a topic of current large scientific and industrial interest. Research advances on bioroutes, concentrated solar thermal and low-temperature conversion using semiconductors and a photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) approach, are critically discussed and compared in an attempt to define challenges and current limits and to identify the priorities on which focus research and development (R&D). The need to produce fuels that are easy to transport and store, which can be integrated into the existing energy infrastructure, is emphasized The role of solar fuels produced from CO2 in comparison with solar H-2 is analyzed. Solar fuels are complementary to solar to electrical energy conversion, but they still need intensified R&D before possible commercialization
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页码:195 / 208
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