Mejora de la fotorreducción del CO2 mediante la dispersión de puntos cuánticos en redes de polímeros viscosos

Jurong Dong1, Zhijie Yang1, Hui Li1

  • 1Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P.R. China.

Resumen

Inspirados por la fotosíntesis, los investigadores utilizaron puntos cuánticos en geles poliméricos para convertir el dióxido de carbono (CO2) en monóxido de carbono (CO) con alta eficiencia. La adición de nanopartículas de oro permitió la producción de gas de síntesis, sintonizable para la síntesis de combustible.

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