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Photocatalytic reduction of CO₂ over TiO₂ based catalysts

Kamila Kočí, Lucie Obalová, and Zdeněk Lacný

Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava, Czech Republic

E-mail: kamila.koci@vsb.cz

Received: 10 April 2007  Revised: 25 June 2007  Accepted: 27 June 2007

Abstract: At present, carbon dioxide is considered the largest contributor among greenhouse gases. This review covers the current state of problem of carbon dioxide emissions from industrial and combustion processes, the principle of photocatalysis, existing literature related to photocatalytic CO₂ reduction over TiO₂ based catalysts and the effects of important parameters on the process performance including light wavelength and intensity, type of reductant, metal-modified surface, temperature and pressure.

Keywords: CO₂  - photocatalysis - TiO₂  - reduction

Full paper is available at www.springerlink.com.

DOI: 10.2478/s11696-007-0072-x

Chemical Papers 62 (1) 1–9 (2008)