CO 2 Photoreduction by Formate Dehydrogenase and a Ru-Complex in a Nanoporous Glass Reactor

In this study, we demonstrated the conversion of CO to formic acid under ambient conditions in a photoreduction nanoporous reactor using a photosensitizer, methyl viologen (MV ), and formate dehydrogenase (FDH). The overall efficiency of this reactor was 14 times higher than that of the equivalent s...

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Published inACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 3260 - 3265
Main Authors Noji, Tomoyasu, Jin, Tetsuro, Nango, Mamoru, Kamiya, Nobuo, Amao, Yutaka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2017
Subjects
light-driven formic acid production
artificial photosynthesis
nanoporous glass
solar fuel
ambient conditions
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Summary:In this study, we demonstrated the conversion of CO to formic acid under ambient conditions in a photoreduction nanoporous reactor using a photosensitizer, methyl viologen (MV ), and formate dehydrogenase (FDH). The overall efficiency of this reactor was 14 times higher than that of the equivalent solution. The accumulation rate of formic acid in the nanopores of 50 nm is 83 times faster than that in the equivalent solution. Thus, this CO photoreduction nanoporous glass reactor will be useful as an artificial photosynthesis system that converts CO to fuel.
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/acsami.6b12744