Covalently immobilised molecular catalysts for carbon dioxide reduction

该项目旨在开发半导体表面的创新催化系统，利用阳光将二氧化碳（CO2）转化为高能量含量的产品。将二氧化碳可持续地化学转化为有价值的产品，特别是燃料，是最重要的化学加工挑战之一。该项目将使用创新的分子工程将光收集器共价固定到半导体上。预期的结果将是一个有效的系统，以提高二氧化碳转化，这不仅将减少对环境的影响，而且还产生一个廉价的能源，通过关闭碳循环。使用这种方法，现有的高碳排放过程将能够被新的碳中性甚至碳负的过程所取代，从而大大减少对我们社会的环境影响。

This project aims to develop innovative catalytic systems on semiconductor surfaces, to use sunlight for conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into high energy-content products. Sustainable chemical transformation of CO2 into valuable products, especially fuels, is one of the most important chemical processing challenges. This project will use innovative molecular engineering to covalently fix light-harvester to semiconductors. The expected outcome will be an efficient system to enhance CO2 conversion, which will not only reduce the environmental impact but also generate a cheap source of energy by closing the carbon loop. Using this approach, existing high carbon-emitting processes will be able to be replaced by new carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative ones for much-reduced environmental impact on our society.