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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Inamuddin et al. (eds.), Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Hydrocarbons Vol. 2
Technology, Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World 41,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28638-5_6
Chapter 6
Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into
Formaldehyde
Trinh Duy Nguyen , Thuan Van Tran , Sharanjit Singh,
Pham T. T. Phuong, Long Giang Bach, Sonil Nanda , and Dai-Viet N. Vo
Contents
6.1 Introduction
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6.2 Fundamentals of Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Formaldehyde
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6.2.1 Thermodynamics Aspects
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6.2.2 The Overall Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction Process
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6.2.3 Kinetics and Mechanism Aspects
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6.3 The Design and Fabrication of Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Photoreduction
to Formaldehyde
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6.3.1 Increased Visible-Light Excitation
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6.3.2 Promoted Charge Transfer/Separation
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6.3.3 Enhanced Adsorption and Activation of Carbon Dioxide
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T. D. Nguyen · T. Van Tran · L. G. Bach
Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN),
Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
e-mail: ndtrinh@ntt.edu.vn
S. Singh
Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang,
Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
P. T. T. Phuong
Institute of Chemical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
e-mail: pttphuong@ict.vast.vn
S. Nanda
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario,
London, ON, Canada
e-mail: sonil.nanda@uwo.ca
D.-V. N. Vo (*)
Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN),
Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang,
Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
e-mail: vietvo@ump.edu.my