Solar-driven sustainable production of fuels and chemicals

该项目旨在通过综合反应系统，利用水、二氧化碳和阳光等丰富资源，高效、可持续地生产燃料和化学品。通过理解分子设计原理和材料工程，本项目期望开发一系列具有高活性、效率、选择性和稳定性的新型电催化剂，用于二氧化碳还原和析氢反应。这些新的催化剂将有助于混合反应细胞作为人工叶模拟相关联的催化剂和电催化过程。该项目的预期成果对太阳能燃料发电和二氧化碳利用非常重要，这是澳大利亚和当今世界面临的主要能源和环境挑战。这将带来各种好处，例如一个创新的太阳能转换系统，将导致以高效、有选择和可持续的形式生产燃料和关键化学品，最终通过减少温室气体排放带来环境效益。

This project aims to address the efficient and sustainable production of fuels and chemicals using abundant sources like water, carbon dioxide and sunlight by an integrated reaction system. Through understanding molecular design principles and material engineering, this project expects to develop a range of novel electrocatalysts featuring high activity, efficiency, selectivity and stability for carbon dioxide reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions. These new catalysts will facilitate a hybrid reaction cell as artificial leaf mimics by associating photocatalysis and electrocatalysis processes. The expected outcome of this project is of great importance for solar fuel generation and carbon dioxide utilisation, which are the key energy and environmental challenges facing Australia and the world today. This will provide benefits such as an innovative system of solar energy transformation that will lead to the production of fuels and key chemicals in an efficient, selective and sustainable form, ultimately bringing environmental benefits through much smaller greenhouse gas emissions.