Fixation of CO2: Avenues Toward Artificial Photosynthesis
Chemical fixation of carbon dioxide is attractive both for more effectively exploiting carbon-based energy sources and reducing the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere [1]. Photosynthesis is a common example of CO2 fixation; this process builds organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water using solar energy with chlorophyll acting as a catalyst [2]. Over the past several decades, chemists have studied this naturally occurring carbon fixation process as a model for manufacturing synthetic fuels [3]. Efforts towards obtaining synthetic hydrocarbon fuels from CO2 have been motivated by the unparalleled energy density of hydrocarbons, which constitute the backbone of our present-day energy infrastructure [4], and by the need to cope with increasing atmospheric CO2 released by the burning of fossil fuels.
As anthropogenic carbon dioxide production exceeds the planet’s carbon dioxide recycling capability, it causes significant...
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Jitaru, M., Lowy, D. (2014). Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide. In: Kreysa, G., Ota, Ki., Savinell, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Applied Electrochemistry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6996-5_102
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