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The Role of CO2 Reduction Catalysis in Carbon Capture

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In addition to the algae-mediated process discussed in Chap. 7, to generate hydrocarbon-based fuels and useful chemicals from CO2, it is also possible to use electrochemical and photocatalytic processes to carry out CO2 reduction. As previously mentioned in Chap. 7, today, an even stronger policy driver than climate change is the expansion of alternatives to crude oil for transportation fuels. Another driver for advancing electrochemical and photocatalytic reduction of CO2 is that it may allow for the storage of stranded energy from resources such as wind, solar, tidal, and geothermal in the form of chemical energy within the bonds of hydrocarbons.

Keywords

Selective Catalytic Reduction Carbon Capture Photocatalytic Reduction Faradaic Efficiency Potassium Perchlorate 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Dept. of Energy Resources EngineeringStanford UniversityStanfordUSA

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