%A Xi CHEN, Fangming JIN %T Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide by titanium oxide-based semiconductors to produce fuels %0 Journal Article %D 2019 %J Front. Energy %J Frontiers in Energy %@ 2095-1701 %R 10.1007/s11708-019-0628-9 %P 207-220 %V 13 %N 2 %U {https://journal.hep.com.cn/fie/EN/10.1007/s11708-019-0628-9 %8 2019-06-15 %X

To tackle the crisis of global warming, it is imperative to control and mitigate the atmospheric carbon dioxide level. Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide into solar fuels furnishes a gratifying solution to utilize and reduce carbon dioxide emission and simultaneously generate renewable energy to sustain the societies. So far, titanium oxide-based semiconductors have been the most prevalently adopted catalysts in carbon dioxide photoreduction. This mini-review provides a general summary of the recent progresses in titanium oxide-catalyzed photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide. It first illustrates the use of structural engineering as a strategy to adjust and improve the catalytic performances. Then, it describes the introduction of one/two exogenous elements to modify the photocatalytic activity and/or selectivity. Lastly, it discusses multi-component hybrid titanium oxide composites.