Perovskites in the Energy Grid and CO2 Conversion: Current Context and Future Directions

CO2 emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels are continuously increasing, thus impacting Earth’s climate. In this context, intensive research efforts are being dedicated to develop materials that can effectively reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere and convert CO2 into value-added chemicals and...

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Published inCatalysts Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 95
Main Authors Tabish, Ahmad, Varghese, Anish Mathai, Wahab, Md A., Karanikolos, Georgios N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2020
Subjects
artificial photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide
catalyst
Catalysts
Catalytic activity
Catalytic converters
chemical looping
Chemical reactions
Clean energy
Climate change
Context
Conversion
Efficiency
Electric power grids
Energy
Fossil fuels
High temperature
Hydrocarbons
Investigations
Metal oxides
Nanostructured materials
Perovskites
Photocatalysis
Redox reactions
reduction
review
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Summary:CO2 emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels are continuously increasing, thus impacting Earth’s climate. In this context, intensive research efforts are being dedicated to develop materials that can effectively reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere and convert CO2 into value-added chemicals and fuels, thus contributing to sustainable energy and meeting the increase in energy demand. The development of clean energy by conversion technologies is of high priority to circumvent these challenges. Among the various methods that include photoelectrochemical, high-temperature conversion, electrocatalytic, biocatalytic, and organocatalytic reactions, photocatalytic CO2 reduction has received great attention because of its potential to efficiently reduce the level of CO2 in the atmosphere by converting it into fuels and value-added chemicals. Among the reported CO2 conversion catalysts, perovskite oxides catalyze redox reactions and exhibit high catalytic activity, stability, long charge diffusion lengths, compositional flexibility, and tunable band gap and band edge. This review focuses on recent advances and future prospects in the design and performance of perovskites for CO2 conversion, particularly emphasizing on the structure of the catalysts, defect engineering and interface tuning at the nanoscale, and conversion technologies and rational approaches for enhancing CO2 transformation to value-added chemicals and chemical feedstocks.
ISSN:2073-4344
2073-4344
DOI:10.3390/catal10010095