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Plasmonic-Based TiO2 and TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic CO2 to Methanol Conversion in Energy Applications: Current Status and Future Prospects

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Burning hydrocarbon fuels at ever-increasing rates and producing huge amounts of carbon dioxide emissions are the root causes of the global energy problem and climate change. The transformation of CO2 into other forms of energy, such as CO, CH4, and CH3OH, is one potential approach to the complex problems of environmental pollution, climate change, and global warming. Methanol is one of these goods that is one of the most significant and highly adaptable chemicals regularly used in industry and daily life. Methanol is one of the most important and widely used chemicals. Photocatalysis answers the present problems facing the environment and the energy sector. This article explores recent developments in the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to CH3OH using catalysts based on plasmonic TiO2 and TiO2 nanomaterial. The process involves converting carbon dioxide into methanol.

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  1. Subhendu Chakroborty and Nibedita Nath have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Basic Sciences, IITM, IES University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462044, India

    Subhendu Chakroborty

  2. Department of Chemistry, D.S Degree College, Laida, Sambalpur, Odisha, 768214, India

    Nibedita Nath

  3. Department of Chemistry, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India

    Siba Soren

  4. CIPET: Institute of Petrochemicals Technology [IPT], Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

    Arundhati Barik

  5. PG Department of Chemistry, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, Chandigarh, 160019, India

    Kirtanjot Kaur

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Chakroborty, S., Nath, N., Soren, S. et al. Plasmonic-Based TiO2 and TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic CO2 to Methanol Conversion in Energy Applications: Current Status and Future Prospects. Top Catal 67, 232–245 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-023-01816-5

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