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CO2 Reduction Using an Electrochemical Approach from Chemical, Biological, and Geological Aspects in the Ancient and Modern Earth

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Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion

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The past few decades have witnessed significant advances in our understanding of the synthesis routes and development of electrocatalysts for the reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons. It is also notable that the research field related to the Origin of Life theory starts to recognize the significance of electrochemical CO2 reduction by metal-sulfide minerals as the primary step for organic carbon synthesis. In this chapter, we describe recent progress in the development of catalysts for CO2 reduction in electrochemical systems, particularly from the viewpoint of the Origin of Life theory, and discuss the perspectives related to the evolutional origin of carbon monoxide dehydrogenases (CODHs), known as one of the most active natural enzymes for CO2 reduction.

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  1. Biofunctional Catalyst Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan

    Akira Yamaguchi, Yamei Li & Ryuhei Nakamura

  2. Clean Energy Research Center, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8511, Japan

    Toshihiro Takashima

  3. Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan

    Kazuhito Hashimoto

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Yamaguchi, A., Li, Y., Takashima, T., Hashimoto, K., Nakamura, R. (2016). CO2 Reduction Using an Electrochemical Approach from Chemical, Biological, and Geological Aspects in the Ancient and Modern Earth. In: Sugiyama, M., Fujii, K., Nakamura, S. (eds) Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25400-5_13

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