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Turning Sunlight into Fuels: Photocatalysis for Energy

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Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications

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The solar radiation can be collected and employed in different passive and active technological processes, which include the thermochemical, electrochemical, and photochemical/photobiological routes for production of storable and transportable fuels. Today, the conversion of solar radiation into electric and thermal energy is a reality. Meanwhile, CO2 photocatalytic reduction and the production of solar fuels remain the big challenges for the forthcoming years.

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    AM refers to Air Mass, and AM1.5 considers a longer atmospheric path length with a zenith angle of 48°

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  1. Renewable Energy Division, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain

    María Dolores Hernández-Alonso

  2. Institute of Catalysis and Petroleochemistry, CSIC, Calle Marie Curie 2, E-28049, Madrid, Spain

    Raquel Portela

  3. Institute IMDEA Energía, Avenida de Ramón de la Sagra, 3, E-28935, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain

    Juan Manuel Coronado

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  2. , Laboratory for Environmental Research, University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Madrid, Slovenia

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Hernández-Alonso, M.D., Portela, R., Coronado, J.M. (2013). Turning Sunlight into Fuels: Photocatalysis for Energy. In: Coronado, J., Fresno, F., Hernández-Alonso, M., Portela, R. (eds) Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5061-9_4

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