TiO2 nanotube arrays for photocatalysis

利用纳米技术增强的光催化过程，该项目（从长远来看）旨在证明使用定制的纳米结构和专门的纳米结构二氧化钛材料混合物将大量二氧化碳转化为燃料的可行性。 该项目采用了一种非常规的碳捕获方法;主要目标不是将二氧化碳封存在地下，而是将二氧化碳用作可持续能源生产的原料。 该探索性项目的主要目标是改善掺杂TiO 2纳米管阵列对太阳辐射的收集。环境合规公司（ECI）是一家营利性公司，在阿尔伯塔的自愿市场上发起碳抵消（专门从事能源效率）。该公司开发了能源回扣-碳抵消计划，使商业设施所有者和运营商能够登记其减排量（CO2 e），并获得指定能效活动的补偿。 该提案将ECI与阿尔伯塔大学合作，共同研究和开发可作为人工碳汇的光催化纳米结构的商业化机会。

Using photocatalytic processes enhanced by nanotechnology, the project (in the long term) sets out to demonstrate the viability of using customized nanoarchitecture and a specialized mix of nanostructured titania materials for converting large volumes of CO2 into fuels. This project employs an unconventional approach towards carbon capture; the primary goal is not to sequester the CO2 in the ground but to use CO2 as a feedstock for sustainable energy production. The principal objective of this exploratory project is to improve the harvesting of solar radiation for photocatalysis by doped TiO2 nanotube arrays. Environmental Compliance Incorporated (ECI) is a for-profit company which originates carbon offsets (specialized in energy efficiencies) in the voluntary market in Alberta. The company has developed the Energy Rebate - Carbon Offset Program to enable commercial facility owners and operators to register their emission reductions (CO2e) and to be compensated for specified energy efficiency activities. This proposal brings together ECI, in partnership with the University of Alberta, to conduct research and develop commercialization opportunities with regard to photocatalytic nanostructures which would serve as artificial carbon sinks.