Designing New Visible-light Active Photocatalysts for Efficient CO2 Reduction

对气候变化的日益关注引发了人们在开发新的CO2捕集技术方面的巨大努力。该计划的成果将导致一类新的光催化剂，支持利用阳光生产清洁燃料的经济CO2减排的发展。这些技术将加速澳大利亚环境和能源产业从化石燃料经济向可再生能源经济的过渡。该研究计划将大大有助于纳米材料，表面化学和光化学的知识进步，并在“环境可持续澳大利亚”的国家研究优先领域福尔斯解决气候变化和低排放能源供应的关键目标。

The increasing concern over Climate Change has triggered great efforts in developing new CO2 capture technologies. The outcomes of this program will lead to a new class of photocatalysts that underpin the development of economical CO2 reduction for clean fuel production using sunlight. Such technologies will speed up the transition of Australian environmental and energy industries from fossil fuel economy to renewable energy economy. The research program will contribute significantly to knowledge advancement in nanomaterials, surface chemistry, and photochemistry, and falls in the National Research Priority Area of 'Environmentally Sustainable Australia' addressing the key goals of Climate Change and low emission energy supply.