Talk:Photoelectrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide

Citation Needed
Just a quick note on citation. The solubility of CO2 in solvents could preferably be cited. I found a review by Maria Jitaru that had solubility in common solvents but cant see where she got her figures from. Plus I'm not sure about the reputability of the "journal" it was published in. - Liam 188.141.65.70 (talk) 23:00, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

English?
I started reading this article and it immediately became apparent to me that it was written by someone for whom English is their second language. I applaud their effort to create/update a page that sadly needs it. However, I can't be entirely sure of what they're saying and hence can't rewrite it myself. We need someone who understands this chemistry thoroughly to rewrite significant portions of this article. 64.114.134.52 (talk) 03:51, 26 May 2013 (UTC)


 * I've tried to rewrite the opening paragraph. Hopefully someone else can come along and give this article the attention it needs. 64.114.134.52 (talk) 04:16, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Add This!
Some relevant information has to do with the photocatalyst of titania. The following paragraph occurs, The state of the art in the photocatalytic CO2 reduction is far from being optimal and there are still considerable breakthroughs to be made before it can be considered as a viable economical process. In fact, in order to have a positive energy balance in the generation of fuels from CO2 it is necessary to use sunlight exclusively. The problem is that the vast majority of photocatalysts that have some efﬁciency for CO2 photoreduction do not exhibit photoresponse with visible light and therefore there is still a need for developing visible light photocatalysts for this process. In fact, a large percentage of the reports in the literature describing some activity in the photocatalytic CO2 reduction are based on titania, mostly in the anatase phase. Commercial P25 is one of the preferred photocatalysts due to its availability and reproducibility.

On page 9218 of this article: Energy & Dynamic Article Links Environmental Science Cite this: Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 9217 Photocatalytic CO2 reduction by TiO2 and related titanium containing solids Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy,

Sergio Navalon,

Avelino Corma*

and Hermenegildo Garcia*

Received 13th April 2012, Accepted 7th September 2012 DOI: 10.1039/c2ee21948d

Also of note, some nanoscientists have developed black titania, meaning that it absorbs in the visible spectrum. Their product actually absorbs all the way down into the near-infrared. A news article is available here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.114.134.52 (talk) 04:43, 26 May 2013 (UTC)