Visible-light photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to methanol using dye-sensitized mesoporous photocatalysts

Sustainable Environment Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 167-172

  Lin, Chin Jung ^a   Liou, Ya Hsuan ^b   Chen, Szu Ying ^b   Tsai, Meng Che ^a  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CO2 reduction; Dye sensitized; Mesoporous silica; Photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIGHT; METHANOL; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; SILICA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CO2 REDUCTION; DYE SENSITIZED; MESOPOROUS SILICA; NITROGEN SORPTION ISOTHERMS; ORDERED HEXAGONAL STRUCTURES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84894546702     PISSN: 24682039     EISSN: 24682039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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