title: Graphene oxide as a promising photocatalyst for CO2 to methanol conversion.
abstract: Photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) to hydrocarbons such as methanol makes possible simultaneous solar energy harvesting and CO(2) reduction, two birds with one stone for the energy and environmental issues. This work describes a high photocatalytic conversion of CO(2) to methanol using graphene oxides (GOs) as a promising photocatalyst. The modified Hummer's method has been applied to synthesize the GO based photocatalyst for the enhanced catalytic activity. The photocatalytic CO(2) to methanol conversion rate on modified graphene oxide (GO-3) is 0.172 μmol g cat(-1) h(-1) under visible light, which is six-fold higher than the pure TiO(2).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsin-Cheng
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Indrajit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shown
authors.forename: Hsieh-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Yu-Chung
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: He-Yun
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Yan-Gu
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chi-Ang
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Chen-Hao
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-Chyong
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yu-Chuan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Kuei-Hsien
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002384:Catalysis; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008027:Light; D008422:Materials Testing; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006108:Graphite; D000432:Methanol