A photocatalyst is a light-activated catalyst, usually a semiconductor, that absorbs photons and uses the resulting electrons and holes to drive chemical reactions without being consumed. In many ...

A research team have developed a high-efficiency photocatalyst that converts carbon dioxide (CO 2), a major contributor to climate change, into natural gas (methane, CH 4). The team is led by ...

In a first, a dye-sensitized photocatalyst that facilitates the most efficient solar water splitting activity recorded to date (for similar catalysts) has been optimized by researchers from Tokyo Tech ...

A fundamental breakthrough in chemistry promises to unlock ammonia as a clean fuel, and it could help decarbonize the entire chemical industry in the process. Rice University researchers have created ...

Hydrogen is an efficient energy carrier that can be used to store large amounts of energy over long periods. It can also be ...

Novel system could lead to catalysts based on cheaper, more abundant nickel rather than more expensive precious metals. In recent years, the golden word in precious metals is palladium. A crucial ...

Artificial photosynthesis offers a way to store the energy of sunlight within chemical bonds and could be used to produce renewable solar fuels like hydrogen. Researchers hoping to harness the Sun’s ...

Large-scale solar hydrogen production through water splitting using a powder photocatalyst is considered one of the most promising methods of producing sustainable fuels in the future. In 2018, this ...

A new photocatalyst could help clean up the industrial pollutant perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which contaminates drinking water in many parts of the U.S. and recently triggered a state of emergency ...

A research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in the development of a hybrid silicon photocatalyst. A team of researchers, led by Professor Jungki Ryu in the School of Energy and Chemical ...