Enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CH4 over separated dual co-catalysts Au and RuO2

Nanotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2018, Pages

  Dong, Chunyang ^a   Hu, Songchang ^a   Xing, Mingyang ^a   Zhang, Jinlong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

charge separation; co catalyst; CO2 reduction; photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; GOLD; SEPARATION; SILICA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CO CATALYSTS; CO2 REDUCTION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85042713277     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aaad44     Document Type: Article

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