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Design of a graphitic carbon nitride catalytic-biocatalytic system for solar light-based CO2 production

  • Satyam Singh
  • , Rajesh K. Yadav
  • , Tae Wu Kim
  • , Chandani Singh
  • , Pooja Singh
  • , Atul P. Singh
  • , Alok Kumar Singh
  • , Atresh Kumar Singh
  • , Jin Ook Baeg
  • , Sarvesh Kumar Gupta

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Abstract

We report that generating (formic acid) and regenerating (NADH/NADPH) from CO2 and NAD+/NADP+ using a nitrogen-rich polymeric carbon nitride catalytic-biocatalytic system under solar light (λ > 420 nm) could provide a new approach for storage of clean energy. In situ thermally copolymerized urea along with a 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone (AQ) monomer using a modified carbon nitride (CN) photocatalyst (AQBCN) was undertaken. The artificial AQBCN photocatalyst-biocatalyst system led to formic acid (344.12 μmol) generation and NADH/NADPH regeneration (97.21/95%) in comparison with monomers. Our method could be employed to develop an AQBCN photocatalyst for selective regeneration of NADH/NADPH and CO2 generation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1566-1572
Number of pages7
JournalReaction Chemistry and Engineering
Volume7
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Apr 2022

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