Fuel from the Sun – artificial photosynthesis “Development of nanostructured catalysts for the photochemical conversion of CO2”

What priority area of ​​science and technology does it correspond to: Fundamental scientific research on the most important problems of developing scientific, technical, socio-economic, socio-political, human potential to ensure the competitiveness of Ukraine in the world and the sustainable development of society and the state.

Research: fundamental.

Perspective for further implementation: to be continued as applied.

Research level: no analogues in the world.

Patent: no.

What additional actions require further research: Implementation requires funding.

Brief description, advantages, further prospects for application.

The analysis of reaction models and mechanisms of electrode deactivation using spectroscopic methods, as well as quantum-chemical modeling of composite nanomaterials, has been carried out. It is planned to study the functionalization of oxidative and chalcogenide nanostructures with controlled crystallinity and morphology, using hybrid methods, to achieve maximum efficiency and selectivity of electrodes in the production of hydrocarbon fuels, as well as based on first principles modeling of CO2 adsorption and catalytic conversion.

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