Solar fuel from photo-thermal catalytic reactions with spectrum-selectivity: a review
Sanli TANG, Jie SUN, Hui HONG, Qibin LIU
Solar fuel from photo-thermal catalytic reactions with spectrum-selectivity: a review
Solar fuel is one of the ideal energy sources in the future.The synergy of photo and thermal effects leads to a new approach tohigher solar fuel production under relatively mild conditions. Thispaper reviews different approaches for solar fuel production fromspectrum-selective photo-thermal synergetic catalysis. The reviewbegins with the meaning of synergetic effects, and the mechanismsof spectrum-selectivity and photo-thermal catalysis. Then, from atechnical perspective, a number of experimental or theoretical worksare sorted by the chemical reactions and the sacrificial reagentsapplied. In addition, these works are summarized and tabulated basedon the operating conditions, spectrum-selectivity, materials, andproductivity. A discussion is finally presented concerning futuredevelopment of photo-thermal catalytic reactions with spectrum-selectivity.
photo-thermal catalysis / spectrum-selectivity / solar fuel / full-spectrum
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