Solar fuel
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A solar fuel is a synthetic fuel produced using solar energy, through photochemical, photobiological, electrochemical, or thermochemical methods. Sunlight is the primary energy source, with its radian
A sample of a photoelectric cell in a lab environment. Catalysts are added to the cell, which is submerged in water and illuminated by simulated sunlight. The bubbles seen are oxygen (forming on the front of the cell) and hydrogen (forming on the back of the cell).
Artificial photosynthesis
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Artificial photosynthesis is a chemical process that biomimics the natural process of photosynthesis. The term artificial photosynthesis is used loosely, referring to any scheme for capturing and then
Solar fuel
…is a synthetic fuel produced using solar energy, through photochemical (i.e. photon activation of certain chemical reactions), photobiological (i.e., artificial photosynthesis), electrochemical (i.e. using solar electricity to drive an endogenic reaction such as hydroelectrolysis), or thermochemical methods (i.e., through the…
Natural (left) versus artificial photosynthesis (right)