Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 over Heterostructure Semiconductors into Value-Added Chemicals

• Published in: Chemical record Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 1918 - 1933
• Main Authors: Guo, Ling-ju, Wang, Yan-jie, He, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide fixation; charge transfer; Greenhouse gases; heterojunctions; photoreduction; Semiconductors; Solar energy; photoreduction; heterojunctions; semiconductors; charge transfer; carbon dioxide fixation
• ISSN: 1527-8999; 1528-0691; 1528-0691
• DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201600008

Photoreduction of CO2, which utilizes solar energy to convert CO2 into hydrocarbons, can be an effective means to overcome the increasing energy crisis and mitigate the rising emissions of greenhouse gas. This article covers recent advances in the CO2 photoreduction over heterostructure‐based photocatalysts. The fundamentals of CO2 photoreduction and classification of the heterostructured photocatalysts are discussed first, followed by the latest work on the CO2 photoreduction over heterostructured photocatalysts in terms of the classification of the coupling semiconductors. Finally, a brief summary and a perspective on the challenges in this area are presented. Photoreduction of CO2 into value‐added chemicals over heterostructured photocatalysts is an effective approach to overcome the increasing energy crisis and mitigate the rising emission of greenhouse gas, as the heterojunction is favorable for charge transfer and separation.