Artificial photosynthesis of oxalate and oxalate-based polymer by a photovoltaic reactor.
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SUBMITTER: Nong G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3880959 | biostudies-literature | 2014
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Artificial photosynthesis of oxalate and oxalate-based polymer by a photovoltaic reactor.
Nong Guangzai G Chen Shan S Xu Yuanjin Y Huang Lijie L Zou Qingsong Q Li Shiqiang S Mo Haitao H Zhu Pingchuan P Cen Weijian W Wang Shuangfei S
Scientific reports 20140106
A photovoltaic reactor was designed for artificial photosynthesis, based on the reactions involved in high energy hydrogen atoms, which were produced from water electrolysis. Water and CO2, under the conditions studied, were converted to oxalate (H2C2O4) and a polymer. This was the first time that the oxalates and oxalate-based polymer were produced from the artificial photosynthesis process. ...[more]
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