Technical photosynthesis involving CO2 electrolysis and fermentation

Haas, Thomas; Krause, Ralf; Weber, Rainer; Demler, Martin; Schmid, Guenter

doi:10.1038/s41929-017-0005-1

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Technical photosynthesis involving CO2 electrolysis and fermentation

Haas, Thomas, Krause, Ralf, Weber, Rainer, Demler, Martin, Schmid, Guenter·2018·Nature Catalysis

DOI 10.1038/s41929-017-0005-1

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Authors: Haas, T., Krause, R., Weber, R., Demler, M., & Schmid, G.
Affiliations: Evonik (Germany) (DE)
Siemens (Germany) (DE)
Covestro (Germany) (DE)
Corresponding author: Schmid, Guenter
ORCID: Haas, Thomas
Venue: Nature Catalysis
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2018-01-08
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 32-39
ISSN: 2520-1158 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1038/s41929-017-0005-1
OpenAlex: W2782159534
Cited by: 649
References: 51
Citations by year: 2026: 46 · 2025: 78 · 2024: 80 · 2023: 88 · 2022: 81 · 2021: 87 · 2020: 84 · 2019: 67 · 2018: 35 · 2017: 2
FWCI: 15.77
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: Nature Catalysis (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Catalysis › Catalysts for Methane Reforming
Keywords: artificial photosynthesis, CO2 electrolysis, syngas production, electrochemical CO2 reduction, gas diffusion electrode, silver electrodes, fermentation, butanol, hexanol, alcohol chemistry, Faradaic efficiency, long-term electrode stability, solar energy, CO2 utilization

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