Solar Fuels Materials Engineering

太阳能燃料材料工程

• 批准号: 121562-2013
• 负责人: Perovic, Doug
• 金额: $ 2.11万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=545336
• 关键词: Solar; Fuels; Materials; Engineering

The objective of this research proposal is to realize a new class of photocatalysts made of earth abundant, low cost, sunlight stable and non-toxic materials that can generate solar fuels such as methanol or methane in an 'artificial photosynthetic' process akin to the way plants and some bacteria use sunlight to transform carbon dioxide and water in photosynthesis. Such a material has been referred to as an 'artificial leaf'.

该研究提案的目标是实现一类新型光催化剂，该催化剂由地球丰富、低成本、阳光稳定且无毒的材料制成，可以在“人工光合”过程中产生甲醇或甲烷等太阳能燃料，类似于植物和一些细菌在光合作用中利用阳光转化二氧化碳和水的方式。这种材料被称为“人造叶”。