DoE achieves breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis

摘要

Researchers at the Department of Energy (DoE) have achieved a chemical reaction that drastically improves upon current methods for arti_cial photosynthesis, providing a new process for the development of cleaner, hydrogen-based fuels.Speci_cally, scientists at the DoE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have doubled the e_ciency of a chemical combo that captures light and splits water molecules so the building blocks can be used to produce hydrogen fuel. “Arti_cial photosynthesis will enable the production of sustainable and renewable fuels from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide,” Javier Concepcion, a Brookhaven chemist who worked on the project, told Design News.