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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"solar-to-chemical"”.
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Generating Small Molecule Fuels: (Photo)Electrochemical Catalysts
… of mediating the reduction of molecular nitrogen to ammonia, nitrogen fixation. Electrochemical analysis is used to measure the kinetic and mechanistic properties of the molecular catalysts used in this work. Semiconducting silicon electrodes have been explored as a means of coupling these …
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Electronic Effects in Multidentate Pyridinol and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Based Ligands for Transition Metal Catalyzed Carbon Dioxide Reduction
… with high catalytic efficiency and robustness towards carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction is of paramount importance. A full understanding of the requirements for creating a catalyst of this type is a missing gap in the knowledge base which prevents progress in synthesizing solar fuels. Our research …
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Coal gasification for fuel synthesis: Multiphysics modeling and new concepts
… (e.g. coal and biomass) has the potential to provide a solution to the increasing demand for energy and liquid transportation fuels. To theoretically understand the complex physical and chemical processes in a gasifier and to identify the most influential parameters for syngas production, …
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Integrating photosystem II and electroactive bacteria with three-dimensional electrodes for semi-artificial photosynthesis
Artificial photosynthesis is at the forefront of strategies to tackle the global reliance on fossil fuels and shape the contour of a sustainable future fuelled by renewable resources. In this way, solar energy is harvested and stored into chemical bonds to render it viable for transport and …
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Immobilising and Interfacing Poly(Heptazine Imide) Ionic Carbon Nitride for Photo(electro)catalytic Fuel and Chemical Production
The production of fuels and other value-added chemicals from sunlight is one of the proposed sustainable pathways to fulfil the constantly increasing energy demand while pushing towards a carbon-neutral circular economy. Photocatalytic (PC) and photo(electro)catalytic (PEC) systems, based on a …
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Electrochemical wiring of cyanobacteria to anodes using polymers towards biohybrid devices for solar-chemical production
To accelerate the phasing out of fossil fuels, the innovation of sustainable technologies that convert solar energy to chemical energy will be crucial. Bio-photoelectrochemical devices using living microorganisms as catalysts for solar-fuel conversion could fill this gap. As a material, living …