Liquid vs. Gas Phase CO2 Photoreduction Process: Which Is the Effect of the Reaction Medium?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Materials Characterisation
2.2. Vapour Phase Photocatalytic Results
2.3. Liquid Phase Photocatalytic Results
2.4. Effect of Reaction Medium
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Synthesis of TiO2
3.3. Characterization of the Photocatalysts
3.4. Photoactivity Tests in the Liquid Phase
3.5. Photoactivity Tests in the Vapour Phase
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Olivo, A.; Ghedini, E.; Signoretto, M.; Compagnoni, M.; Rossetti, I. Liquid vs. Gas Phase CO2 Photoreduction Process: Which Is the Effect of the Reaction Medium? Energies 2017, 10, 1394. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10091394
Olivo A, Ghedini E, Signoretto M, Compagnoni M, Rossetti I. Liquid vs. Gas Phase CO2 Photoreduction Process: Which Is the Effect of the Reaction Medium? Energies. 2017; 10(9):1394. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10091394
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlivo, Alberto, Elena Ghedini, Michela Signoretto, Matteo Compagnoni, and Ilenia Rossetti. 2017. "Liquid vs. Gas Phase CO2 Photoreduction Process: Which Is the Effect of the Reaction Medium?" Energies 10, no. 9: 1394. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10091394