Artificial photosynthesis systems for solar energy conversion and storage: platforms and their realities

Z Wang, Y Hu, S Zhang, Y Sun - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In natural photosynthesis, photosynthetic organisms such as green plants realize efficient
solar energy conversion and storage by integrating photosynthetic components on the …

Enzymatic carbon dioxide to formate: mechanisms, challenges and opportunities

H Chen, Y Huang, C Sha, JM Moradian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2) gas into soluble formate is one of the most promising
carbon neutralization strategies since it facilitates simultaneous fixation of carbon dioxide …

Engineering Olefin‐Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photoenzymatic Reduction of CO2

Z Zhao, D Zheng, M Guo, J Yu, S Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is of profound significance concerning the global energy and environmental crisis to
develop new techniques that can reduce and convert CO2. To address this challenge, we …

Integration of Enzymes and Photosensitizers in a Hierarchical Mesoporous Metal–Organic Framework for Light-Driven CO2 Reduction

Y Chen, P Li, J Zhou, CT Buru, L Đorđević… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Protection of enzymes with synthetic materials is a viable strategy to stabilize, and hence to
retain, the reactivity of these highly active biomolecules in non-native environments. Active …

Porphyrin-based heterogeneous photocatalysts for solar energy conversion

Y Zhang, K Ren, L Wang, L Wang, Z Fan - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, porphyrins with a similar structure to chlorophyll are often used as
photosensitizers or reaction centers to improve the light absorption capacity or catalytic …

Construction of Functionally Compartmental Inorganic Photocatalyst–Enzyme System via Imitating Chloroplast for Efficient Photoreduction of CO2 to Formic Acid

Y Tian, Y Zhou, Y Zong, J Li, N Yang… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Inorganic photocatalyst–enzyme systems are a prominent platform for the photoreduction of
CO2 to value-added chemicals and fuels. However, poor electron transfer kinetics and …

A review on the progress of nanostructure materials for energy harnessing and environmental remediation

A Rani, R Reddy, U Sharma, P Mukherjee… - Journal of Nanostructure …, 2018 - Springer
The nanostructured materials offer various advantages as they provide more flexible space
for ease reconstruction, as their nanosize expands the limits and results in confinement …

Artificial thylakoid for the coordinated photoenzymatic reduction of carbon dioxide

S Zhang, J Shi, Y Sun, Y Wu, Y Zhang, Z Cai… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Artificial photosynthesis holds promise in producing solar fuels and chemicals. Although
encouraging achievements have been made in the development of catalysts for …

Bioinspired NADH regeneration based on conjugated photocatalytic systems

Y Zhang, Y Zhao, R Li, J Liu - Solar RRL, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cofactors, such as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) or its phosphorylated
derivative (NADPH), are playing essential roles in redox enzymatic catalysis because of …

Triboelectric nanogenerator based on direct image lithography and surface fluorination for biomechanical energy harvesting and self-powered sterilization

H Feng, H Li, J Xu, Y Yin, J Cao, R Yu, B Wang, R Li… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the high electric output, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) have gained extensive
attention in recent years for their abilities to power the wearable and portable electronic …