Applications of Carbon Dots for the Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub>
The photocatalytic and electrocatalytic conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> has the potential to provide valuable products, such as chemicals or fuels of interest, at low cost while maintaining a circular carbon cycle. In this context, carbon dots possess optical and electrochemical properties...
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| author | Beatriu Domingo-Tafalla Eugenia Martínez-Ferrero Federico Franco Emilio Palomares-Gil |
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| description | The photocatalytic and electrocatalytic conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> has the potential to provide valuable products, such as chemicals or fuels of interest, at low cost while maintaining a circular carbon cycle. In this context, carbon dots possess optical and electrochemical properties that make them suitable candidates to participate in the reaction, either as a single component or forming part of more elaborate catalytic systems. In this review, we describe several strategies where the carbon dots participate, both with amorphous and graphitic structures, in the photocatalysis or electrochemical catalysis of CO<sub>2</sub> to provide different carbon-containing products of interest. The role of the carbon dots is analyzed as a function of their redox and light absorption characteristics and their complementarity with other known catalytic systems. Moreover, detailed information about synthetic procedures is also reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84028e3126114f098640b2e8d9ebea402023-11-23T17:17:17ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492022-02-01273108110.3390/molecules27031081Applications of Carbon Dots for the Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub>Beatriu Domingo-Tafalla0Eugenia Martínez-Ferrero1Federico Franco2Emilio Palomares-Gil3Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, E-43007 Tarragona, SpainInstitute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, E-43007 Tarragona, SpainInstitute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, E-43007 Tarragona, SpainInstitute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, E-43007 Tarragona, SpainThe photocatalytic and electrocatalytic conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> has the potential to provide valuable products, such as chemicals or fuels of interest, at low cost while maintaining a circular carbon cycle. In this context, carbon dots possess optical and electrochemical properties that make them suitable candidates to participate in the reaction, either as a single component or forming part of more elaborate catalytic systems. In this review, we describe several strategies where the carbon dots participate, both with amorphous and graphitic structures, in the photocatalysis or electrochemical catalysis of CO<sub>2</sub> to provide different carbon-containing products of interest. The role of the carbon dots is analyzed as a function of their redox and light absorption characteristics and their complementarity with other known catalytic systems. Moreover, detailed information about synthetic procedures is also reviewed.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/3/1081carbon dotsgraphene quantum dotsphotocatalysiselectrocatalysisCO<sub>2</sub> reductionsingle atom |
| spellingShingle | Beatriu Domingo-Tafalla Eugenia Martínez-Ferrero Federico Franco Emilio Palomares-Gil Applications of Carbon Dots for the Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> Molecules carbon dots graphene quantum dots photocatalysis electrocatalysis CO<sub>2</sub> reduction single atom |
| title | Applications of Carbon Dots for the Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> |
| title_full | Applications of Carbon Dots for the Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> |
| title_fullStr | Applications of Carbon Dots for the Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applications of Carbon Dots for the Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> |
| title_short | Applications of Carbon Dots for the Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> |
| title_sort | applications of carbon dots for the photocatalytic and electrocatalytic reduction of co sub 2 sub |
| topic | carbon dots graphene quantum dots photocatalysis electrocatalysis CO<sub>2</sub> reduction single atom |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/3/1081 |
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