Zitao Duan, Ruiqi Lv, Zongyi Huang, Jiwei Li, Xiaohong Xiao, Zhaoxia Zhang, Shaolong Wan, Shuai Wang, Haifeng Xiong, Xiaodong Yi, Yong Wang, Jingdong Lin
Conversion of CO2 into high-value chemicals using solar energy is one of promising approaches to achieve carbon neutrality. However, the oxidation of water in the photocatalytic CO2 reduction is kinetically unfavorable due to multi-electron and proton transfer processes, along with the difficulty in generating O-O bonds. To tackle these challenges, this study investigated the coupling reaction of photocatalytic CO2 reduction and selective propane oxidation using the Pd/P25 (1 wt%) catalyst. Our findings reveal a significant improvement in CO2 reduction, nearly fivefold higher, achieved by substituting water oxidation with selective propane oxidation...
March 11, 2024: ChemSusChem